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 Subscribers immediately receive Gold-tier status in the Wyndham Rewards program, points-earning accelerators, and the ability to double dip on points with travel partners, among other benefits. Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025 Peacock and streaming was important to the NBA too, a sport that is well aware of changing consumption habits, particularly among younger fans. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025 This tension came to a new flashpoint in October 2025, when Politico reported on a massive leak of a private Young Republican Telegram group chat, revealing thousands of racist, anti-Semitic, and violent messages among Gen Z party leaders from four states. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025 Mollick uses one set of models for coding, and another for editorial help—common among power users. Tharin Pillay, Time, 21 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • And so the conflict between love, on one side, and faith, family, and tradition reignites, in a season that retraces the arc of its predecessor—and especially its finale—a bit too closely.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • All five commissioners serving on the housing authority's board were appointed between 2023 and 2024.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • After struggling to get pregnant again, the couple decided to expand their family through surrogacy.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Island of the Dolls Truly the stuff of Chucky nightmares, Mexico’s Island of the Dolls—La Isla de las Muñecas—amid the Xochimilco canals south of Mexico City is known for hundreds of dolls displayed throughout the island.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • During an appearance on the Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky podcast on Tuesday, the Diplomat star shared a fond memory of her former costar amid a discussion about her self-exploration journey through psychedelics, MDMA, mushrooms, and even astrology.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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