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
The application of these is already obvious in many contexts including transportation, deliveries, and military uses.
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Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 10 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
In other words, the ECJ has carved out a comfortable, but not infinite, legal space for sampling and other creative interpolations in such contexts.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Clearly, if Futurism’s innovations are key to the development of modernism, then the political and social contexts that Futurism emerged from, and the values of the regimes that enabled it, also manifest in modernism.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
In different forms and contexts, we are invited to ask what makes a home, and what happens when a home is lost.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 10 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
In other words, the ECJ has carved out a comfortable, but not infinite, legal space for sampling and other creative interpolations in such contexts.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Clearly, if Futurism’s innovations are key to the development of modernism, then the political and social contexts that Futurism emerged from, and the values of the regimes that enabled it, also manifest in modernism.
—Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026
In different forms and contexts, we are invited to ask what makes a home, and what happens when a home is lost.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 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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But in successful experiments in the fall of 2025, scientists re-created the conditions present at the birth of planets, complete with simulacra of magma and miniature hydrogen atmospheres.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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It was previously believed that extremely tiny objects in space were incapable of hosting atmospheres.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
8 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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In warmer climates, planting in the spring or fall is recommended because plants that are not yet fully established don't tolerate hot summer temperatures well, With proper care and dividing every three or four years, an aster plant lives for at least a decade.—
Jamie McIntosh,
The Spruce,
5 May 2026
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In colder climates, a layer of leaves or straw can help insulate plants against soil heaving.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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“Contexts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contexts. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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