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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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2
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
He may get slapped down here and there by a court, but the message has already been received and continues to be received: Be careful.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Grouped here and there upon the pavement or store step, sat breathless listeners, impulsive to catch ...
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 14 Apr. 2025
The rear camera's OIS yields mostly smooth video, but there's some slight bumpiness here and there.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
That affords him time to develop while the Bills give him some rotational snaps here and there, and can likely use him on core special teams units in the meantime due to his athleticism and linebacker experience.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
Grouped here and there upon the pavement or store step, sat breathless listeners, impulsive to catch ...
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 14 Apr. 2025
The rear camera's OIS yields mostly smooth video, but there's some slight bumpiness here and there.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
That affords him time to develop while the Bills give him some rotational snaps here and there, and can likely use him on core special teams units in the meantime due to his athleticism and linebacker experience.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
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From New York to Hollywood and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to Comments Stars have been everywhere this week, from Addison Rae performing at Coachella in California to Priscilla Presley at a screening near Los Angeles.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The populist strain of nationalism that Francis has prophetically warned against is seemingly everywhere.—
Jason Horowitz,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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There are so many women, even children, who are really alone and sometimes abandoned by their own family.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
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But he would be called things, and strangers would sometimes eavesdrop on our conversations and grimace.—
Tina Knowles,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Each nation has contributed about a third of the debris.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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And about as well as their last seven games of this regular season, too.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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And definitely don’t ask how the rest of that team’s run went. St. Louis Blues -20 The early Blues were the weirdest expansion team ever — sorry Vegas — going to the final three straight years and then getting their doors kicked in each time, occasionally ending things with an overrated photo op.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Reading back over her sister’s occasionally gossipy letters, maybe Cassie thought those qualities were just too dangerous to reveal publicly.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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