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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
Riz Ahmed is carving out a niche in the action-thriller space.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
Deloitte effectively signaled its entry into the intercollegiate athletics space last July by co-sponsoring the annual convention of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 1 June 2025
But expect to see this kind of thing happen more and more in the leak space and become more and more convincing as a result.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Holcombe explains that checking a bag can ease stress during boarding and deplaning, and customers won’t have to worry about finding overhead bin space.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
Deloitte effectively signaled its entry into the intercollegiate athletics space last July by co-sponsoring the annual convention of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 1 June 2025
But expect to see this kind of thing happen more and more in the leak space and become more and more convincing as a result.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Holcombe explains that checking a bag can ease stress during boarding and deplaning, and customers won’t have to worry about finding overhead bin space.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for space
Noun
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Each room feels like a little house scattered in nature.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Lack of shelter access Only 40% of Tamra’s 37,000 residents have either a safe room or a functioning shelter, the town’s mayor Musa Abu Rumi told CNN.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The country behemoth has held atop the ranking of the most consumed full-length in the United States for a month now, and will likely keep in first place for a while.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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With that, Zoox will soon go up against Waymo – which has been around for a while now and is partnering with Uber to operate in a handful of US cities.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The latter, sold worldwide by The Match Factory, won at Sundance and Berlin and highlights the vast wealth gap in Brazil.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
16 June 2025
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So that would be my biggest concern, is whether or not that financial gap between those that can afford it and those that can’t creates way too many haves and way too many have-nots.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
Noun
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So far, Tisdale said, the community has helped pick up the slack from the loss of other food sources.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Instead of helping to pick up the slack, Ober has become a major question mark.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
Noun
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There’s familiarity, there’s evolution and there’s a little bit of something for all demographics of music too, not just country.—
Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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Forensic scientists showed the jury tiny red bits of plastic stuck in the fabric of O’Keefe’s sweatshirt, and pieces of Read’s taillight near where the body was found.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Jones’ absence compounded the void left with Leonie Fiebich overseas with Team Germany.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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Still, Netflix does a nice job of filling the void until next year’s fest.—
Neal Justin,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The plan is to not let there be any leeway for those who look to conduct violence or disrupt peaceful demonstrators, the official says.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
14 June 2025
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However, Stage is leaving some leeway for the ministry to reverse course.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The 70-year-old journalist broke out her unbelievably comfortable high-heel sneakers yet again — not just once or twice, but three times within the span of a week.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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The Lakers, in that span, have had six winning seasons, two trips to the conference finals and won a title in 2020.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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“Space.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/space. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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