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 Continue reading … RISKY BUSINESS – Patients gamble with health buying unregulated weight loss drugs amid soaring costs. FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 So, while there’s an urgency to the challenges facing some of Blazy’s peers at rival fashion houses, who are stepping into business with rapidly declining sales amid a sector-wide slowdown, he may be given the luxury of time to find his rhythm. Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025 The acknowledgment came amid a broader conversation about clemency, sparked by questions over the potential pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Set in 2005, the title follows a group of international models in New York amid Fashion Week festivities when they're stalked by the Smile Entity. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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