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[ adverb ] never except when

Synonyms

only only_if

Examples

"call me only if your cold gets worse"

Used in print

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

Usually it is only_when they approach shallow water on the shore that they build_up to their terrifying heights .

(Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)

Here there may be an analogy with cancer : we can detect cancers by their rapidly accelerating growth , determinable only_when related_to the more normal rate of healthy growth .

(Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)

Entries are summarized only_when by doing so the amount of information retained in the dictionary is reduced and the time required for dictionary operations is decreased .

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