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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
And no surprise, too, are the comments that follow, with people across the state often sharing memories of favorite meals, being treated well and even family or other events at a favorite place.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
On a 13-foot-tall wall almost 40 feet across, a kaleidoscope of metal butterflies are now in flight, fluttering around a centerpiece painting on aluminum metal.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
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Preposition
Florida's Tampa International Airport has been named the best airport in the United States for traveler experience, according to a new study analyzing reviews, amenities, and search data across the nation's busiest hubs.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
And no surprise, too, are the comments that follow, with people across the state often sharing memories of favorite meals, being treated well and even family or other events at a favorite place.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2025
Adverb
Most near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids that range in size from about 10 feet to nearly 25 miles across.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
On a 13-foot-tall wall almost 40 feet across, a kaleidoscope of metal butterflies are now in flight, fluttering around a centerpiece painting on aluminum metal.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for across
Preposition
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On one side of the equation is the growing need for food; Grunwald estimates that, to keep pace with demand, agricultural production will have to increase by fifty per cent over the next twenty-five years.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The market is expected to maintain that momentum and grow 2 percent over the next five years, with faster growth in international markets at 4 percent, resulting in a mid-3 percent global growth rate.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
23 June 2025
Preposition
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If Republic Services doesn’t come to terms on a fair contract by July 1, over 400,000 people throughout 17 municipalities in Massachusetts — including my hometown of Malden — could see trash service disrupted.—
Mike Ortiz,
Boston Herald,
28 June 2025
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Access to Millennium Park, Maggie Daley Park, the Art Institute of Chicago and Museum Campus remains available throughout the event.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Adverb
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Most oil exports from Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE pass through, as well as Iran’s own exports.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
24 June 2025
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Making your pitch too long and full of paragraphs--not easily scannable for busy decision-makers with hundreds of emails to wade through.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Preposition
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Read More: Xi Shows No Sign of Rescuing Iran as Trump Ramps Up Pressure Iran’s ability to react may be limited by its economic weakness, with inflation running at around 40%.—
Sara Braun,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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Benjamin Kelly, 37, was found in a cell in medical distress by an officer around 3 p.m. at the Eric M. Taylor Center on Rikers Island.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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“Across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/across. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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