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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There’s also a nice video (with English subtitles) of Yuji Horii and the game’s producer, Takeshi Ichikawa, talking about the remake and giving some extra context for the game’s release.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The technical feat Fonseca pulled off involves a Python script that monitors the game memory through the Dolphin emulator, sends dialogue context to AI models like GPT-5 or Gemini, and writes the responses back into the GameCube's RAM.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
In an update, the woman adds more context about herself.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
In that context, today was a success for Baldoni, who is now facing other accusations of verbal abuse and harassment from another woman.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The technical feat Fonseca pulled off involves a Python script that monitors the game memory through the Dolphin emulator, sends dialogue context to AI models like GPT-5 or Gemini, and writes the responses back into the GameCube's RAM.
—ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
In an update, the woman adds more context about herself.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
In that context, today was a success for Baldoni, who is now facing other accusations of verbal abuse and harassment from another woman.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for context
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Improving business environment While trade tensions and worries about China's economic slowdown weighed on the near-term outlook, the survey respondents indicated significant improvement in the local regulatory environment.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Many happen in chaotic, low-light, or high-stress environments where conventional methods fail.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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The atmosphere was celebratory, with Kirk tossing hats into the crowd before diving into questions.—
Amanda Castro
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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This breathtaking image from James Sinclair gives us a detailed view of a section of the sun's atmosphere known as the chromosphere — a chaotic region where hydrogen and helium plasma is molded and reshaped by our star's ever-shifting magnetic field.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Grosvenor over a career spanning six decades created art that investigated the spatial relationship between the viewer, the work, and its surrounds.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 Sep. 2025
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Other highlights include a garden-view living room warmed by a large fireplace with a stone surround and a formal dining room that opens on both sides to verandas ideal for alfresco entertaining.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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From ethics in our government offices, to reproductive health care, to the climate crisis and beyond, ProPublica remains on the front lines of the stories that matter most.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Speaking at an Africa climate summit, Ruto said climate inaction was costing tens of thousands of lives, compounding development challenges for the world’s poorest nations after massive international aid cuts.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Context.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/context. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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