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Recent Examples of across
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Before the expansion, Citi employed about 350 employees in Charlotte across several lines of business in temporary spaces.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The sprawling tree has been measured at about 200 feet across.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
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Preposition
Availability across the region was nearly nonexistent.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Before the expansion, Citi employed about 350 employees in Charlotte across several lines of business in temporary spaces.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
On cross-ice passes, Bobrovsky does a great job of snapping his head across early.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The sprawling tree has been measured at about 200 feet across.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for across
Preposition
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House Republicans tore into Democrats on Wednesday evening over what several GOP members described as squandering an opportunity to question Attorney General Pam Bondi about her handling of the Epstein files.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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The fire disabled berthing for over 600 sailors and prompted a significant damage control effort amid ongoing combat operations against Iran.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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During her tenure as a state representative and throughout her campaign for Illinois comptroller, Croke has pointed to her experience as a mother when discussing policies affecting working families.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Energy revenue has fueled the four-year war waged by President Vladimir Putin on his country, and Russian forces have relentlessly targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure throughout the conflict.—
LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In He Bled Neon, the ersatz A24-ish motions are gone through and that’s about it, a limp endeavor to do something with a soggy, banal script.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Flat devices placed on skin allow heat to pass straight through and dissipate into the air.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Mar. 2026
Preposition
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Share credit, set boundaries around your time and money, and keep things grounded with an open list of your goals.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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In its base-case scenario, disruptions to flows through the Strait of Hormuz over the next four to six weeks could remove as much as 11 million to 16 million barrels per day from the market, pushing Brent crude to around $110 to $120 a barrel.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/across. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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