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as in about
on all sides or in every direction
he looked around butterflies were flying all around
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as in close
at, within, or to a short distance or time
our dog usually stays around our yard he'll be getting in around 6:00
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as in through
from beginning to end
a team that plays all year around
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as in approximately
close to but not exactly
there's around a hundred books still left to be packed in boxes
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as in everywhere
in one place and another
while typewriters can still be seen around, they are no longer the common office fixtures they once were
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as in existing
having being at the present time
she's generally regarded as one of the most talented singers around
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Recent Examples of around
Libby Smith, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 3% to trade around $103 a barrel, having jumped more than 4% earlier in the trading session.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
European consumers now purchase an average of around 95 garments per year, a figure that has increased by 12 percent since 2019 — the last full year before the pandemic.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Mar. 2026
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
This constant barking can make dog owners feel frustrated and guilty, especially when neighbors are around to hear it.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Preposition
The Boulder International Film Festival brings films and filmmakers from around the world to Boulder for a four-day celebration of the art of cinema.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 3% to trade around $103 a barrel, having jumped more than 4% earlier in the trading session.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
The set would serve as a showpiece for anyone who is serious about the game, and perhaps art, and travels around a bit for matches.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
European consumers now purchase an average of around 95 garments per year, a figure that has increased by 12 percent since 2019 — the last full year before the pandemic.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Knocking down webs on your porch and around entries will encourage spiders to move on to somewhere else.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
This constant barking can make dog owners feel frustrated and guilty, especially when neighbors are around to hear it.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for around
Preposition
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Israel later struck the Qasmiyeh bridge near Tyre, giving an hour's warning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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New York City's emergency notification system said people could expect cancellations, road closures, traffic delays and emergency personnel near the airport.—
Gursimran Mehar,
USA Today,
23 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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The agency said the facility contained about 440 pounds of highly reactive chemicals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and much of the Iranian security hierarchy, would not survive the first day of bombing; neither would about a hundred and seventy-five innocents in the southern city of Minab, most of them children.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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If a gatekeeper pushes back, stay calm and explain your purpose clearly.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2026
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Her hair, with a neat middle part, was pulled back tightly into a low bun to frame her face perfectly, and it was all punctuated with a strong red lip.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Once orbiting each other, the brown dwarfs would have gradually spiraled closer and closer together, with the gravitational influence of one brown dwarf causing its counterpart to puff out and become less dense.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Today, its free public sessions let stargazers get up close and personal with myriad celestial marvels.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
23 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
Adverb
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Of the approximately 28,000 people on the program, 12,000 to 16,000 would lose coverage.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Hydrogen sulfide, or H2S, levels in the Nestor neighborhood reached approximately 557 parts per billion on Friday as of this report — nearly 18 times the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District’s unsafe exposure threshold of 30 parts per billion, according to APCD monitoring data.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The thing is an almost-four-hour-long continuous explosion — actors dancing, grappling, and hurling furniture; the director present onstage ripping pieces out of the set; paint and blood and flowers and feathers everywhere.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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While drivers everywhere can’t help but notice how sharply pump prices have risen, the trouble on the farm goes beyond gassing up the F-150.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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