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as in while
an indefinite but usually short period of time
in the space of a few minutes the room had filled up
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as in gap
an incomplete or deficient area
the cancellation created a huge space in the dentist's schedule for that day
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Recent Examples of space
Sitting on the site’s west end, closest to city hall, Evarts said the building would have a roughly four-story parking garage, topped by an additional four to five stories of commercial office space.
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The space agency is already preparing for next year's Artemis III, which will see a new crew practice docking its capsule with a lunar lander in orbit around Earth.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
Making the vehicle more practical This allows for better packaging without compromising passenger or cargo space, making the vehicle more practical for everyday use.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
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Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2026
Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The space agency is already preparing for next year's Artemis III, which will see a new crew practice docking its capsule with a lunar lander in orbit around Earth.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
Making the vehicle more practical This allows for better packaging without compromising passenger or cargo space, making the vehicle more practical for everyday use.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for space
Noun
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Conference rooms were identified by the names of other, more prosperous cities—London, Brussels.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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At this small oasis, guests can enjoy 97 rooms scattered around a coastal canyon.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Check in once in a while, keep things from drifting too far away from your goals, and every month can be Financial Literacy Month.—
byDoug Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Apr. 2026
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That said, Imalent has been in the EDC and outdoors flashlight business for a while now, has launched three other products on Kickstarter previously, and sells a range of gear via its site.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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So what does a $77 rotisserie chicken say about the increasing wealth gap, the disparity between the leisure and working classes, and the overall affordability crisis that certainly irked those who balked at the price?—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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Republicans tend to view their tax bill more negatively than Democrats, but Gallup’s polling shows that this gap often shrinks when a Republican is president.—
Linley Sanders,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Dua Lipa’s glamour-bot routine is a bit slack, Fosse by way of a Jane Fonda aerobics tape.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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So Bednar needs to let the line out a little bit, give him some slack.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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For Rory McIlroy, the trek toward getting a second Masters championship got a little bit harder.—
Rod Beard,
AJC.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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For whatever sprinkling of sociopathy that Quinn might have, seeing her dead best friend’s daughter, who looks just like her best friend, standing in front of her cracks through a little bit.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 200,000 miles away, the crescent Earth appeared to hang in a black void, resembling the smile of the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Falcons moved quickly to address the open roster spot left void by McGary, with Jawaan Taylor's agents telling ESPN that the former Kansas City Chiefs tackle reached a one-year agreement to come to Atlanta.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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During a game Wednesday, the Blue Jays seemed to take offense to the leeway after George Springer approached the home plate umpire to chat about it.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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This allows Squarepusher the freedom and flexibility to paint with a variety of colors, but too much leeway can result in a lack of flow—think of the glassy stiltedness of the Grateful Dead’s MIDI years in the ’90s.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Mets have lost seven straight, scoring only 10 runs over that span.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Lowe became just the fourth Pirates player to hit at least four home runs and drive in 11 runs in a three-game span.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Space.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/space. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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