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the right to act or move freely
the new laws gave the police more latitude in dealing with suspected criminals
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Recent Examples of latitude
Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia have recently updated their recommendations for pregnant women, with significantly more activity suggested than before as well as much greater latitude for athletes.
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In the coastal Pacific, by contrast, cool waters flow in from higher latitudes and rarely allow ocean temperatures to exceed the high 70s.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
His sweeping overview of life and ice at the northernmost latitudes offers a crucial exploration of the Arctic of our time and the things that scientists are still learning from it.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
The dispute will likely end up in the Supreme Court, which recently issued a ruling that acknowledged the president has wide latitude to control federal agencies, but found his ability to make personnel decisions at the Federal Reserve may be more limited.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
In the coastal Pacific, by contrast, cool waters flow in from higher latitudes and rarely allow ocean temperatures to exceed the high 70s.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
His sweeping overview of life and ice at the northernmost latitudes offers a crucial exploration of the Arctic of our time and the things that scientists are still learning from it.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
The dispute will likely end up in the Supreme Court, which recently issued a ruling that acknowledged the president has wide latitude to control federal agencies, but found his ability to make personnel decisions at the Federal Reserve may be more limited.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latitude
Noun
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The shortfall could be passed along to property owners, who would be asked to pick up the slack through higher property taxes.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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While many were watching the models wearing the storied Manhattan house's spring 2026 designs—which included oversized slacks, trenches, and a touch of chiffon—we were rapt by Fanning's hair.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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There’s a certain freedom not having social media available from your app launcher, knowing you won’t get disturbed on this device, but are still able to sit back with a good book, some light jazz, and… not much else.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That gave Chu and the creative team a lot of leeway to imagine the end of their story.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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In public schools, district leaders make curriculum decisions for every campus, leaving teachers little leeway to decide what concepts to cover.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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The station stated that the volunteer acted without authorization and in direct violation of Radio Boise policies by making those comments on social media.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, at the height of the pandemic, Kennedy petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke authorization of COVID-19 vaccines and refrain from approving any future COVID-19 vaccines.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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His father, a hard-working Russian immigrant and patriotic US bomber pilot, taught him to respect authority.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Under applicable law, judges are only expected to vacate an arbitration award in narrow circumstances, such as when the award is procured by fraud or when the arbitrator exceeded their contractual authority.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Latitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitude. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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