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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 back
toward the opposite direction
she turned around and saw him
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3
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
Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Sean Johnson, a researcher with the Vesuvius Challenge, had independently identified the title around the same time.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2025
Brooklyn Coachworks typically restores around two dozen cars a year.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
In 1983, Dianne Durham became the first Black woman to win the U.S.A. Gymnastics senior national championship and beat Mary Lou Retton to take the all-around title at the McDonald’s International Gymnastics Championship in Los Angeles.
—Andrea Williams Taylor Baucom, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022
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Preposition
The council estimated that to carry out 1 million deportations a year, ICE would need to hire around 30,000 new officers.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Sean Johnson, a researcher with the Vesuvius Challenge, had independently identified the title around the same time.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Adverb
Spoiler alert: The prize was around $10,000 of gold, currency and historic artifacts.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2025
Brooklyn Coachworks typically restores around two dozen cars a year.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Adjective
In this corner, standing 5-foot-3 and winner of the 2022 NCAA women’s gymnastics all-around title, Florida’s Trinity Thomas.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
In 1983, Dianne Durham became the first Black woman to win the U.S.A. Gymnastics senior national championship and beat Mary Lou Retton to take the all-around title at the McDonald’s International Gymnastics Championship in Los Angeles.
—Andrea Williams Taylor Baucom, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for around
Preposition
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Buckley then fled on foot, but shot himself with a handgun after Malvern police confronted him less than a half-mile to the north near Sand and Mt. Willow roads, the release states.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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On the morning of Sunday, May 25, about 30 minutes before sunrise, a thin, waning crescent and bright Venus will be visible near the eastern horizon, according to EarthSky.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Mobs of hundreds of young people have converged on locations throughout the city to wreak havoc, with massive fights requiring responses from hundreds of police officers.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
23 May 2025
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With a comfy memory foam insole, chic design, and multiple color options, they’re bound to be in your rotation throughout the season.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
Adverb
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For about two hours in what he was told was a routine inspection, Piker was questioned about his political beliefs and potential connections to the militant group Hamas, his opinions on President Donald Trump and when he was banned from Twitch.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Women, after all, are about two times more likely to have depression and/or anxiety than men are.—
Eva Epker,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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He was ordered to pay back $9,402,678 in restitution and serve 10 years on probation.—
Jennifer Sangalang,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Just a few blocks from arrival, the car lurched toward the other lane—which was, thankfully, empty—and immediately jerked back.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
Adverb
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Reichardt’s previous films, such as her retro Westerns Meek’s Cutoff and First Cow, have tended towards sludge and shadows, but her competition closer opens with the golden leaves of a New England fall, slightly faded to the paler golds of an Ektachrome postcard of the era.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Step closer, and the source comes into view: squat metal buildings that look like shipping containers arrayed in a semicircle, thrumming with fans and processors.—
Dina Temple-Raston,
Wired News,
23 May 2025
Adverb
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Paramount is trying to seal a multibillion-dollar merger with entertainment giant Skydance, a deal that will need approval from the Trump administration to go through.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
19 May 2025
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When visitors have passed through, Margouleff has been the one to set up the guitars—adjusting the action and pickups and intonation.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Adverb
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Under bright blue skies, visitors toured the reproduction gallows near Building No. 2, also known as death row, which stands approximately 200 feet from the original gallows’ warehouse location.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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The post time for the main event, the Preakness Stakes, which is the penultimate race, is approximately 6:50 p.m.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
Adverb
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The intense May 15 finale proved that change is everywhere, but the one thing that remains is Bobby’s legacy.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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Today the like button can be found everywhere on the internet.—
Martin Reeves,
Harvard Business Review,
16 May 2025
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“Around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/around. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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