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as in about
on all sides or in every direction
he looked around butterflies were flying all around
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as in back
toward the opposite direction
she turned around and saw him
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as in close
at, within, or to a short distance or time
our dog usually stays around our yard he'll be getting in around 6:00
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as in through
from beginning to end
a team that plays all year around
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as in approximately
close to but not exactly
there's around a hundred books still left to be packed in boxes
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as in everywhere
in one place and another
while typewriters can still be seen around, they are no longer the common office fixtures they once were
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as in existing
having being at the present time
she's generally regarded as one of the most talented singers around
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Recent Examples of around
Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Still, there is a general unspoken etiquette around what a guest should not wear to a wedding.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Movement test: Raise your arms, bend over, and move around.
—Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
In 1983, Dianne Durham became the first Black woman to win the U.S.A. Gymnastics senior national championship and beat Mary Lou Retton to take the all-around title at the McDonald’s International Gymnastics Championship in Los Angeles.
—Andrea Williams Taylor Baucom, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022
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Preposition
No one’s drafting legal paperwork just yet, but all the comment sections, podcast clips, and late-night talks between friends around it suggest the conversation is shifting.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Still, there is a general unspoken etiquette around what a guest should not wear to a wedding.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
WhatsApp WhatsApp is a popular messaging app that has been around since 2009.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Movement test: Raise your arms, bend over, and move around.
—Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
In this corner, standing 5-foot-3 and winner of the 2022 NCAA women’s gymnastics all-around title, Florida’s Trinity Thomas.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
In 1983, Dianne Durham became the first Black woman to win the U.S.A. Gymnastics senior national championship and beat Mary Lou Retton to take the all-around title at the McDonald’s International Gymnastics Championship in Los Angeles.
—Andrea Williams Taylor Baucom, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for around
Preposition
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Renee Moore worked near the building and relied on its daycare for her 6-month-old son Antonio Cooper Jr., who was among those killed.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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There could also be a low tornado threat if storms develop near/ahead of the surface boundary, according to the NWS.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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Just not as many miles on the body throughout the year.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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In addition to overcoming language barriers among staff, students and families, the Clifford Davis campus consistently deals with an increase in enrollment of new students throughout the school year.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In fact, Britain’s Ministry of Defence, in common with other analysts, assesses Russia’s rate of advance to have been in steady decline for six months, from about 730 square kilometers captured in November last year to just 143 last month.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, about $1.4 billion of the school’s $1.7 billion in research awards came from the federal government.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The major profit generator for five of the world’s biggest mining companies, BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue, Vale and Anglo American, iron ore has eased back by around 5% from $103 a ton to $98/t a ton over the past week, a fraction of the 15% fall by copper and oil.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Despite their personalities, Gina explained that their age is often what holds them back from being adopted.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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New samples collected and analyzed by NASA’s Curiosity rover are pushing researchers closer than ever to finding out if Mars was once truly capable of supporting life.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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The fact that Affleck and Lopez have been committed to staying close with each other’s kids has been evident since the early days of the divorce rumors.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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And some major deals have been going through, giving us a window into F&B M&A today.—
Louis Biscotti,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Caught off guard, NBC’s network censors let the expletive slip through on the broadcast for the East Coast but for later viewers removed the curse word from the show as well as from social media clips.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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So far, the MSS team has worked alongside its partners to install more than 87,000 Reef Stars with approximately 1.3 million corals attached.—
Cat Cardenas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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In addition to married women who have changed their name, there are approximately four million men whose names don’t match their birth certificates for a number of reasons.—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Application-centricity is everywhere, at every level.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Without the dollar to ease trade and financial flows, growth will be slower and people everywhere will be poorer.—
Edward Fishman,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/around. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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