I wrote the sentence

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> Fiona goes to the theater *once in a blue moon.*
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which means that

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> Fiona *rarely* goes to the theater.
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Can I use *hardly* instead of *rarely* in the sentence?, resulting in 

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> Fiona *hardly* goes to the theater.
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Or must I use *hardly ever*? A dictionary cannot answer this question.