as in environments
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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Recent Examples of contexts
Rules compelling basic disclosure or human-in-the-loop oversight in high-stakes contexts can reinforce the trust that sustains adoption over time.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
When lawmakers passed Senate Bill 24-205 in 2024, the state positioned itself at the front of a growing national effort to regulate artificial intelligence in high-stakes contexts.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Their work includes collaborations with major fashion houses and global brands, producing runway shows, films, and commercial campaigns that emphasize movement, experimentation, and cinematic storytelling across both digital and live environments and contemporary cultural contexts today.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 May 2026
During this interaction, individuals make sense of the world in accordance with their historical, cultural, and social contexts of existence.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
In fact, Sartre explicitly wrote that in other contexts the same scapegoating purpose could be served by Black or Asian people.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2026
Research on trans college students shows that academic, cocurricular, peer and institutional contexts shape how welcoming or alienating campus feels.
—Alex C. Lange, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
There are other contexts worth considering at this moment.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The firm described this optimization as more impactful than the TurboQuant paper published last month by Google, underscoring the importance of memory efficiency as models scale to longer contexts.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
When lawmakers passed Senate Bill 24-205 in 2024, the state positioned itself at the front of a growing national effort to regulate artificial intelligence in high-stakes contexts.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Their work includes collaborations with major fashion houses and global brands, producing runway shows, films, and commercial campaigns that emphasize movement, experimentation, and cinematic storytelling across both digital and live environments and contemporary cultural contexts today.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 May 2026
During this interaction, individuals make sense of the world in accordance with their historical, cultural, and social contexts of existence.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
In fact, Sartre explicitly wrote that in other contexts the same scapegoating purpose could be served by Black or Asian people.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2026
Research on trans college students shows that academic, cocurricular, peer and institutional contexts shape how welcoming or alienating campus feels.
—Alex C. Lange, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
There are other contexts worth considering at this moment.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The firm described this optimization as more impactful than the TurboQuant paper published last month by Google, underscoring the importance of memory efficiency as models scale to longer contexts.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contexts
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What is more, the landfill is completely open and exposed to the elements, unlike the closed environments with limited ventilation that are typically associated with hantavirus transmission.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Companies often rely on advanced security systems to monitor threats and protect communications, while everyday users are left with far fewer protections in similar environments.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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That is pretty bizarre, given how fantastic both atmospheres have been throughout the playoffs.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Based on conditions like temperature throughout each planet's atmospheric envelopes, the team found the conditions would cause silicate clouds in certain areas of these atmospheres to condense into rocky material.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
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Commissioned from DeART of Italy, they are housed in cabinets in a muted version of British Racing Green, in harmony with the wooden look and feel of their surrounds.—
Ken Silverio,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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In the sanitized and alienating new surrounds, with the camaraderie of the early Hyperion days but a faint memory, long-simmering discontent about working conditions wouldn’t take long to boil over.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Rosemary loves warm and dry climates and may need to be moved indoors in areas with harsh, cold winters.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Containers are ideal for managing soil pH and growing in compact spaces or challenging climates.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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“Contexts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contexts. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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