contexts

plural of context
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 Consulting and academic contexts still favor frameworks with a single quantifiable maximand. Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Inclusion in the schedule promotes the development and preservation of a language and allows its use in certain administrative, educational, and official contexts. Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026 Venus and Saturn are opposing each other in your money houses (exact on August 21), which looks like possible buyer’s remorse, but will more likely show up in interpersonal contexts where the mutual exchange isn’t actually very mutual. Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026 Advertisement No plan but America Even though every Asian ally is handling American unpredictability in its own way, guided by its own security contexts and domestic politics, their strategies have certain things in common. Huong Le-Thu, Time, 22 July 2026 Moving Beyond Tokenmaxxing Toward Efficiency Much of the current AI conversation focuses on using larger contexts in prompts. Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 8 July 2026 In such contexts, large-scale air conditioning would place a massive strain on existing infrastructure. Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
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Noun
  • The instructions did not forbid what happened, and the environments did not prevent it.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Reinforcement learning model reaches orbit The project followed a rapid development approach intended to move AI systems from research environments into operational testing quickly.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • These atmospheres may have formed due to the planets developing far from their host star in cold regions of the protoplanetary disc.
    Chris Young July 30, Refractor, 30 July 2026
  • These blisteringly hot gas structures will eventually become the atmospheres that envelope modern clusters of galaxies, known as the intracluster medium (ICM).
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • One skyscraper amidst a sea of them, the Four Seasons San Francisco at Embarcadero blends in with its surrounds.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
  • The debut Elora neatly brings together a white RV box and a white chassis, offsetting all that brightness with numerous windows enclosed by black surrounds matching the Promaster front bumper.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The study examined 19 airports around the world and found that airports with short runways, high elevations and hotter climates would be affected most.
    Rio Yamat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For birdwatching in colder climates, the Highlands of Scotland are endlessly bewitching.
    Lydia Swinscoe, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Contexts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contexts. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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