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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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3
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
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Enderlin Sheldon Fire Department chief Jon Anderson said the department identified around ten homes damaged in the storm's path and that some livestock were lost from the storm as well.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 21 June 2025
Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
So what, exactly, happened around 2.4 billion years ago?
—Laura Poppick, Rolling Stone, 30 June 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
The high is forecast to hit 88 with feels-like temperatures around 97.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
Enderlin Sheldon Fire Department chief Jon Anderson said the department identified around ten homes damaged in the storm's path and that some livestock were lost from the storm as well.
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 21 June 2025
Adverb
Culiacan, which has around 1 million residents and is the capital of western Mexico's Sinaloa state, has been wrought by a war for control between two rival drug trafficking groups of the Sinaloa cartel – Los Chapitos and La Mayiza.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
So what, exactly, happened around 2.4 billion years ago?
—Laura Poppick, Rolling Stone, 30 June 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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Several oil refineries were hit, including facilities near Drohobych, in Lviv Oblast, and Kremenchuk, in Poltava Oblast.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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Saturday's death toll included two people killed by Israeli gunfire while waiting to receive aid near the Netzarim corridor, a road that separates northern and southern Gaza, according to Al-Shifa and Al-Awda hospitals, which each received one body.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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The speeches President Andrews delivers throughout the novel -- many of them written in full -- read like pure Clinton.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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Areas such as California, the Great Basin, and the northern Rockies are projected to face above-normal fire potential throughout the summer months, further straining firefighting resources and endangering communities.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
Adverb
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Yes, a couple of Czech producers came up with an idea influenced by or inspired by the Wim Wenders documentary about 18 months ago.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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The cooling station will be open every 90-degree day for about the next three months.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Arizona will have to do so without Corbin Carroll, who is working his way back from injury, and get a tough series opener with Logan Webb taking the mound for the Giants.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Yet the Croat, who played for Juve in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has a lot of work to do in order to bring Juve back to former levels.—
Emmet Gates,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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The stock was only a few dollars below its June 11 close before the crash in India.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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Teams, fans and organizers will continue to take precautions, even as concerns about the heat and people’s safety grow with the World Cup inching closer.—
Emma Moon,
Charlotte Observer,
25 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
Adverb
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Iran’s roughly two million barrels per day of exports pale in comparison to the approximately three million barrels per day of spare capacity possessed by Saudi Arabia alone, not to mention spare capacity within other OPEC+ countries as well as the U.S., now the world’s single largest oil producer.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
22 June 2025
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The total project cost was approximately $5.4 million.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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With National Pollinator Week in full swing, gardeners everywhere are embracing new ways to support these vital creatures.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2025
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Pixar Animation Studios’ new intergalactic adventure film Elio is now playing in theaters everywhere.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/around. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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