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as in everywhere
in one place and another
an overgrown lawn with yellow patches of dandelions scattered here and there
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as in sometimes
on some occasions
she spoke so softly that I only caught a word here and there
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Recent Examples of here and there
The man’s still handsome, laid back, intellectual and gives a sly smile here and there.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Like Howey, the This Is Us alumna was underutilized, only appearing briefly, almost exclusively with Sunjata, with their characters having a glass of wine after work here and there.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
Didier laid a clean kitchen towel over the omelet, pushing and squeezing it here and there.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
Beepers going off, getting on jets, going here and there, the whole thing, then coming back and spending three or four days writing the script, and then going to the screenings, and then starting it all over again.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Like Howey, the This Is Us alumna was underutilized, only appearing briefly, almost exclusively with Sunjata, with their characters having a glass of wine after work here and there.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
Didier laid a clean kitchen towel over the omelet, pushing and squeezing it here and there.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
Beepers going off, getting on jets, going here and there, the whole thing, then coming back and spending three or four days writing the script, and then going to the screenings, and then starting it all over again.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
Adverb
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The proliferation of letters in the New Testament is also typical of second-century literary activity; letters written as rhetorical models, using the epistolary form as an intimate vehicle for argument, are everywhere in the later period.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer seemed frazzled, and her apartment was in disarray with clothes and shoes strewn everywhere.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Today, however, parents can receive updates immediately and respond just as quickly — sometimes before even speaking with their child.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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That is an oscillation of the Moon, causing parts near the edge of the disc that are often not visible from the Earth to sometimes come into view.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Two days later, she was found dead near a river about nine miles from her home.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Property owners are given about three months’ notice and paid compensation at rates set by the municipality.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Braun might be to size up to him occasionally, but not probably consistently enough for Denver to give up a switch every time.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
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But occasionally, those seeds attract their surrounding matter, grow to be massive, rocky, and spheroidal, carve gaps in the disk, and persist, even after the last of this protoplanetary material has been blown away by the young star.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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