between

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Definition of betweennext
as in betwixt

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Recent Examples of between Meta has banned ads from TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance across the US and several other countries as the rivalry between the major social media operators heats up, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026 The top trade envoys for China and the European Union were wrapping up two days of talks Friday aimed at calming escalating tensions over growing imbalances between the two giant economies. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 The Italian sailing team is set to compete in the upcoming 38th edition of the America’s Cup race, taking place between May and July in Naples, Italy. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The rest is split between towers, runways and taxiways, and improvements at midsize airports. — Vincent E. Bianco Iii, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for between
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  • The Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association were both among the groups targeted, officials with the organizations said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The new version, which relies on Google’s Gemini AI technology, is designed to understand what is on a user’s screen and act on it, help with writing, and search a user’s phone for context, among other features.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Between.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/between. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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