variants also amongst
as in amidst
in or into the middle of a gull landed among the burgers-and-fries eaters at the outdoor snack bar, clearly looking for handouts

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Recent Examples of among Frank adds his second Top Christian Albums No. 1, as Child of God II dethrones his Child of God after 35 weeks on top beginning last August (the third-most weeks at No. 1 among all titles this decade). Jim Asker, Billboard, 21 May 2025 And yes, among the many challenges ahead, navigating student debt will require fortitude, planning and grit. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 Insofar as the Trump campaign had any specific policy planks, indiscriminate tariffs were foremost among them. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025 Assuming the Rockies make Freeland available at the trade deadline, the Yankees, Guardians, Dodgers and Brewers are among the teams that could and should have interest in a move for the 31-year-old left-hander. Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • Active hurricane weather typically peaks between mid-August and mid-October.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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  • Under the watchful gaze of security guards, dozens of people streamed through metal detectors to enter Temple Israel one evening this month for a town hall meeting on hate crimes and domestic terrorism.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
  • In China’s case, infrastructure and trade development through the Belt and Road Initiative is counterbalanced with shows of military strength in the South China Sea.
    Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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  • Scherzer left with an injury after three innings of work, and Syndergaard only gave up two runs in six innings amid a terrible season for him, but the Mets won 5-3.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • That did not stop his nomination to the UWF board by DeSantis, who only last year declared war on campus antisemitism amid great fanfare.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025

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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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