Often and Seldom

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Often

Often adverb - Many times.
Usage example: I seem to stumble often when I try to walk in high heels
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Seldom is an antonym for often in topics: frequently, rarely.

Seldom

Seldom adverb - Not often.
Usage example: we seldom go to the theater downtown because its prices are so high
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Often is an antonym for seldom in topics: rarely, infrequently.
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  • Western Animation / Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot More Dakka: Big Guy has four often used heavy machine guns folded in his elbows, plus two seldom-used missile dispensers next to them.
    Source: Western Animation / Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
  • Green Rocks and Applied Phlebotinum often shift the scales, but seldom the odds - the odds shift themselves.
    Source: Probability Pileup
  • Series / Burnside Moody Glaswegian: Sam Philips seldom raised a smile, and her patter was often downright caustic even about her own colleagues.
    Source: Series / Burnside
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