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Definition of amongnext
as in amid
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 After disembarking and heading back into the waiting room, goodbyes were being shared among the guests, many of whom had clearly struck up fast friendships over late-night negronis. Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026 Interest in the game among teenage girls and 20-something women surged in 2023 after Swift and Travis Kelce, the gregarious Kansas City Chiefs tight end, went public with their romance. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026 The agency added that Van Nuys and Hollywood Burbank airports were among its focus areas. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Trump's aggressive posture prompted angst among European officials, and his appearance was preceded by a series of speeches condemning his ambitions to take the territory. Richard Hall, Time, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • Yet, amid these disruptions, a strong consensus on collaboration emerged.
    Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Shares fell during his time in government but rebounded sharply in December, reaching a record high amid intense market interest in AI.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
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  • Previous attempts at a temporary truce between Russia and Ukraine have all failed to hold.
    Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Above some critical energy threshold, interactions between those photons and a cosmic ray will be energetic enough that additional particles, like pions, will spontaneously be created.
    Big Think, Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
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  • Gusts of 25 to 35 mph are expected from Georgia through the Carolinas and into southern Virginia, with higher gusts possible at times.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the footage, Leon appears to rush through the airport before attempting to enter the TSA checkpoint.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026

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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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