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 Cullen is among Spurs’ most senior executive directors and is credited with playing a key role in the club’s move from White Hart Lane to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 June 2025 Clownfish typically live among coral reefs, which have also been affected by warming ocean waters. Kaity Kline, NPR, 2 June 2025 The revelations did not seem to hurt his support among right-wing voters, many of whom see the allegations as politically motivated. Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 The country's inequality levels – consistently rated by the World Bank as among the worst globally – impact its Black population at a vastly disproportionate rate. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • The restaurant, a 43-year landmark between Fort Worth and Arlington, has been cleaned throughout, and its signature toy train is again clickety-clacking around the dining room ceiling.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
  • The feud between one of the world’s most powerful leaders and the world’s wealthiest man appeared to be simmering even before Musk left the White House last week after briefly serving in Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
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  • According to her testimony, the Bad Boy mogul chased her through the house, stopped her from running out the front door with a kick to the thigh, then choked her while lifting her off the ground.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 June 2025
  • Suffering through bad relationships to finally find the ideal romantic partner is a universal story that’s understood by men and women of every age, and of every generation.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 10 June 2025
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  • As of yet, there’s still no word on when Trent Alexander-Arnold will be presented amid completing what was a free transfer in theory from Liverpool.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • An Australian television journalist reporting live from downtown Los Angeles amid the large-scale protests over President Trump's immigration crackdown was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet, her network said.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 June 2025

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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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