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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Then again, Coppola’s film is so peculiar that clips taken out of context hardly make the case for its brilliance.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
This news organization requested that Hagner provide a comment or context regarding the cuts.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
In these stories, characters are not burdened with a name, a history, a context, or a unique personality.
—Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
So Trump’s struggles make a bit more sense in that context.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
This news organization requested that Hagner provide a comment or context regarding the cuts.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
In these stories, characters are not burdened with a name, a history, a context, or a unique personality.
—Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
So Trump’s struggles make a bit more sense in that context.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for context
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The Chinese firm will integrate Nvidia’s Physical AI tools into its cloud platform, enabling capabilities such as data synthesis, model training, simulation, and validation testing for robotics, autonomous driving, and connected environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here, too, there is a very strong mother character who is responding to her political environment—in this case, Fascist Italy.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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The James Webb Space Telescope has already analyzed the chemistry of over 100 exoplanet atmospheres, NASA notes.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This set by Craft & Kin comes with four different scents to change the atmosphere for different occasions, including white birch and cedar, neroli and jasmine, dark rose and amber, and santal woods.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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The appearance of the shower is minimal, thanks to a frameless glass surround.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
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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The commitment comes weeks before COP30 climate negotiations in Brazil.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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During the suspension, Fallon, host of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, commented publicly on the turbulent climate for late-night hosts.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Context.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/context. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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