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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Others—such as an eagerness to engage someone in combat—work in the gym, ring, and battlefield but become counterproductive and even destructive outside of those contexts.
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Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
The Semantic Web survives in certain contexts.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The lesson for global leaders is not to adopt its 37 words wholesale, but to adapt its principles—access, accountability, and equality—to local contexts, while avoiding its blind spots.
—Danette Leighton, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
The project delves into grief, language, and cultural dislocation through a story rooted in both Korean and Japanese contexts.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Autistic subjects were tasked with evaluating facial emotion in the contexts of positive news, negative news, and no context.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Behavioral research on habit formation shows that routines endure only when their familiar contexts remain stable.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The new musical Saturday Church traverses both contexts, following a sensitive Black teenager (played by Bryson Battle) who’s torn between his love of church and his burgeoning understanding of his queerness.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The studies also indicate that in business contexts people increasingly want AI models to automate tasks for them, not necessarily offer decision support or expert advice.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
The Semantic Web survives in certain contexts.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The lesson for global leaders is not to adopt its 37 words wholesale, but to adapt its principles—access, accountability, and equality—to local contexts, while avoiding its blind spots.
—Danette Leighton, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
The project delves into grief, language, and cultural dislocation through a story rooted in both Korean and Japanese contexts.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Autistic subjects were tasked with evaluating facial emotion in the contexts of positive news, negative news, and no context.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Behavioral research on habit formation shows that routines endure only when their familiar contexts remain stable.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The new musical Saturday Church traverses both contexts, following a sensitive Black teenager (played by Bryson Battle) who’s torn between his love of church and his burgeoning understanding of his queerness.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The studies also indicate that in business contexts people increasingly want AI models to automate tasks for them, not necessarily offer decision support or expert advice.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contexts
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Some models also feature adaptive noise cancellation to adjust ANC levels and ambient modes to allow specific sounds through, which helps noise control across different environments.—
Jackie Cucco,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Oct. 2025
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Known for its use in video games, the virtual reality setup creates hyper-realistic 3D environments.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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By studying their weather in such detail, astronomers are beginning to piece together how atmospheres behave on distant worlds.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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In it, Sunset has picked 10 tasting rooms (or appellations with good tasting options), from classic vineyards to producers of zero-proof beverages, that should delight everyone with their delectable offerings, innovative techniques and visually stimulating atmospheres.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Much of the focus since the Premier League’s newest venue opened last month has understandably been on its space-age design, and how this temple of glass and steel near the mouth of the River Mersey looks so out of place with its surrounds.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Box tree moths are native to temperate and subtropical climates in Asia and were first reported in Ohio in June 2023.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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This was important, considering the various climates where World Cup matches will be played next year.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Contexts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contexts. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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