{
  "once in a blue moon":{
    "not often":{
      "examples":[
        "Once in a blue moon , this car just refuses to start.",
        "They only see each other once in a blue moon as they rarely are in the same location at the same time."
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "infrequently",
        "little",
        "rarely"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "ne'er",
        "never",
        "episodically",
        "irregularly",
        "now and then",
        "occasionally",
        "seldom",
        "sometimes",
        "sporadically"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "customarily",
        "generally",
        "habitually",
        "ordinarily",
        "routinely",
        "usually",
        "always",
        "constantly",
        "continually",
        "continuously",
        "endlessly",
        "eternally",
        "ever",
        "everlastingly",
        "evermore",
        "forever",
        "invariably",
        "perennially",
        "perpetually",
        "unceasingly",
        "chronically",
        "recurrently",
        "repeatedly"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "frequently",
        "oft",
        "often",
        "oftentimes",
        "ofttimes"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "phrase"
    ]
  },
  "once-overs":{
    "as in perusals":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "perusals",
        "inquisitions",
        "interrogations",
        "rechecks",
        "reinspections",
        "resurveys",
        "explorations",
        "investigations",
        "probes",
        "researches",
        "studies",
        "observations",
        "surveillances",
        "watches",
        "analyses",
        "assays",
        "close-ups",
        "deconstructions",
        "dissections",
        "checkouts",
        "test-drives",
        "trial runs",
        "audits",
        "checks",
        "checkups",
        "examinations",
        "goings-over",
        "inspections",
        "look-sees",
        "reviews",
        "scans",
        "scrutinies",
        "surveys",
        "views"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "once":{
    "at an earlier or previous time":{
      "examples":[
        "I once knew the quotation, but time has taken its toll on my brain cells"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "erstwhile",
        "formerly",
        "onetime"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[],
      "near antonyms":[
        "lately",
        "recently",
        "currently",
        "now",
        "presently"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "having been such at some previous time":{
      "examples":[
        "the once child star is now a lawyer in the entertainment industry"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "erstwhile",
        "former",
        "late",
        "old",
        "onetime",
        "other",
        "past",
        "quondam",
        "sometime",
        "whilom"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "bygone",
        "dead",
        "defunct",
        "departed",
        "expired",
        "extinct",
        "gone",
        "long-ago",
        "vanished"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "contemporary",
        "current",
        "extant",
        "ongoing",
        "present",
        "present-day",
        "coming",
        "future",
        "prospective",
        "unborn"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "just at the moment that":{
      "examples":[
        "you should have stopped wrestling once you knew someone was getting hurt, not five minutes later"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "as soon as",
        "immediately",
        "instantly",
        "when"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[],
      "near antonyms":[
        "after",
        "directly",
        "since"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "conjunction"
    ]
  },
  "oncoming":{
    "being soon to appear or take place":{
      "examples":[
        "we're looking forward to your oncoming visit"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "approaching",
        "coming",
        "forthcoming",
        "imminent",
        "impending",
        "nearing",
        "pending",
        "proximate",
        "upcoming"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "future",
        "anticipated",
        "awaited",
        "expected",
        "foreseen",
        "predicted"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "bygone",
        "erstwhile",
        "foregone",
        "former",
        "old",
        "onetime",
        "other",
        "past",
        "quondam",
        "sometime",
        "whilom"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "late",
        "recent"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "once-over":{
    "as in perusal":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "perusal",
        "inquisition",
        "interrogation",
        "recheck",
        "reinspection",
        "resurvey",
        "exploration",
        "investigation",
        "probe",
        "research",
        "study",
        "observation",
        "surveillance",
        "watch",
        "analysis",
        "assay",
        "close-up",
        "deconstruction",
        "dissection",
        "checkout",
        "test-drive",
        "trial run",
        "audit",
        "check",
        "checkup",
        "examination",
        "going-over",
        "inspection",
        "look-see",
        "review",
        "scan",
        "scrutiny",
        "survey",
        "view"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "once in a while":{
    "on some occasions":{
      "examples":[
        "tries to avoid sweets, but indulges in chocolate once in a while"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "here and there",
        "now",
        "now and then",
        "occasionally",
        "sometimes"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "intermittently",
        "off and on",
        "periodically",
        "recurrently",
        "infrequently",
        "little",
        "rarely",
        "seldom",
        "irregularly",
        "sporadically",
        "variously"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "frequently",
        "hourly",
        "much",
        "oft",
        "often",
        "oftentimes",
        "ofttimes",
        "commonly",
        "ordinarily",
        "regularly",
        "routinely",
        "usually",
        "always",
        "consistently",
        "constantly",
        "invariably",
        "continually",
        "continuingly",
        "continuously",
        "incessantly",
        "perpetually",
        "unceasingly",
        "uninterruptedly",
        "endlessly",
        "ever",
        "interminably"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "phrase"
    ]
  }
}