variants or amidst
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as in among
in or into the middle of having grown up amid farmers and ranchers, Keith still thinks of himself as a country boy at heart

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as in during
in the course of amidst the messy divorce proceedings they never forgot that their children mattered most

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Recent Examples of amid The firm’s call came amid a broader market surge Wednesday afternoon, as investors cheered the news after an extremely volatile trading period for U.S. markets. Pia Singh, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025 These gains came amid a period of extreme volatility and sustained losses, with the S&P having dropped more than 18 percent since mid-February. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 The reversal comes amid alarm overnight over the state of the U.S. bond market. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025 The move comes amid widespread vacancies at National Weather Service offices nationwide. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amid

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“Amid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amid. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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