8
never(adverb, rareness, periodicity)
6
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5
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5
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5
rarely(adverb, rareness, periodicity)
4
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4
occasionally(adverb, rareness, periodicity)
4
periodically(adverb, rareness, periodicity)
2
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2
sporadically(adverb, rareness, periodicity)
2
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2
ne'er(adverb, informal, irregularity)
2
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2
once(adverb, periodicity)
2
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2
at random(expression, regularly, periodicity)
2
every so often(expression, idiom, regularly, periodicity)
1
uncommonly(adverb, periodicity)
1
at times(expression, periodicity)
1
from time to time(expression, periodicity)
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