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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
Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Globally, the layoffs represent around 2.3% of Ford's workforce of 174,000.
—Nick Carey, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
Officers arrived at the plant near 91st Avenue and Buckeye Road around 8:45 a.m. after getting a call about an unresponsive employee, according to Tolleson police and fire officials.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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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—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Globally, the layoffs represent around 2.3% of Ford's workforce of 174,000.
—Nick Carey, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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The sprint to 60 happened in around five seconds and Ferrari claimed its 2+2 grand tourer could achieve a top speed in excess of 186 mph.
—Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
Officers arrived at the plant near 91st Avenue and Buckeye Road around 8:45 a.m. after getting a call about an unresponsive employee, according to Tolleson police and fire officials.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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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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The massive main compartment flays open completely near the back panel for easy packing and unpacking, with several other zippered access points for stuffing or pulling layers out on-the-go.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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The mosquito has been found in locations in San Jose near Oak Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park and also in Santa Clara, Gilroy and East San Jose.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Sharks’ prospect pool was also largely devoid of high-end talent, with the organization trading away multiple first-round draft picks throughout the 2010s for short-term solutions to keep the championship window open.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The agency’s $48 billion budget funds medical research on cancers, vaccines and other diseases through competitive grants to researchers at institutions throughout the nation.Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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These kinds of places voted heavily Democratic but saw a bigger shift toward Trump (about three points) than wards with older populations.Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Yet, some have not heard back for about three years.Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Shelton welcomed Bryan back to the stage to join him, backed by guitar and searing fiddle.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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Instead of heading to the polls on Election Day, 12 people serving as jurors in the murder trial against Richard Allen headed back to the Carroll County Courthouse in Delphi.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
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Georgia, the rest of Indiana and Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and parts of Florida close at 7 p.m. ET.Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ohio polls close at 7:30 p.m. Hyde Park polling place closed because of 'suspicious package' Police closed a polling place in Hyde Park late Tuesday after poll workers discovered a suspicious backpack.Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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So when storms do roll through, more rain can fall over land, which increases the risk of flooding.Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The guys place their initial poles, and with a whole minute to slide through, there isn’t much suspense.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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By 1900, the acreage devoted to apples amounted to approximately 40,000 acres in Benton County, with only slightly smaller acreage in Washington County.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Medicare alone accounts for approximately $1 trillion in annual spending, with over 67 million enrollees.Darius Tahir, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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With higher costs of goods from inflation and supply chain disruption, higher costs of living and rents (especially in Austin), and a thinner workforce demanding and deserving higher wages and more benefits, the cost of meals everywhere has gone up.Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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People everywhere, including on talk shows, social media and news networks, discussed the appropriate age for children to do things independently.Sally Hawkins, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/around. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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