as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
in the context of the Great Depression, communism had a certain allure for some disillusioned Americans
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This feels like an enormous match, not merely in the context of this tournament but in the context of the World Cup overall.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
For context, Bath & Body Works members could access the 2025 Halloween lineup on June 30, 2025, and everyone else could shop it starting July 7, 2025.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
That can desensitize us to actions that in another context would be seen as deeply provocative.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
What kinds of projects feel especially compelling to you in that context?
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
For context, Bath & Body Works members could access the 2025 Halloween lineup on June 30, 2025, and everyone else could shop it starting July 7, 2025.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
That can desensitize us to actions that in another context would be seen as deeply provocative.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
What kinds of projects feel especially compelling to you in that context?
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for context
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Scientists do not believe those environments existed where the rock formed.
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The exemptions typically apply to vulnerable populations like people who live in communal environments, healthcare workers and other categories, the staffer said.
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Still, fans were surprised by the lack of atmosphere permitted outside the stadium, especially in South Florida, where nearly 240,000 Colombians lived in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in 2023, according to the American Community Survey.
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The Swift Observatory is in a region of space known as low-Earth orbit nearer to the atmosphere, which is also where the International Space Station resides.
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Though their title chances took a hit when Xavi Simons sustained a season-ending injury this spring, the Dutch surround van Dijk with a deep group of younger teammates, including Frenkie de Jong, Denzel Dumfries and Tijjani Reijnders.
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Quince, San Francisco Chef Michael Tusk has combined his love of Northern Italian cuisine with his surrounds in Northern California to evolve classics like tortellini into modern American fare.
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El Niño shifts global weather patterns A naturally occurring climate cycle, El Niño is already exerting effects along the equator, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, during his June 17 WeatherWest podcast.
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In 2019, the Netherlands’ Supreme court handed down the first major legal win for climate activists when judges ruled that protection from the potentially devastating effects of climate change was a human right and that the government has a duty to protect its citizens.
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“Context.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/context. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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