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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
Rooms are a bit subdued, in creams and whites, though a pop of color is provided here and there.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
Clear, blue skies and tolerable temperatures are enveloping the Pharmalot campus this morning, where the official mascots are snoozing here and there after hunting for breakfast and keeping neighbors at bay.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
As retail centers lose a tenant here and there, property owners are negotiating new leases with new merchants.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Those freshman, mixed with a slew of other underclassmen, and a senior here and there, have both Hornets teams poised, once again, to make a run at a state championship.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
Clear, blue skies and tolerable temperatures are enveloping the Pharmalot campus this morning, where the official mascots are snoozing here and there after hunting for breakfast and keeping neighbors at bay.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
As retail centers lose a tenant here and there, property owners are negotiating new leases with new merchants.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Those freshman, mixed with a slew of other underclassmen, and a senior here and there, have both Hornets teams poised, once again, to make a run at a state championship.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
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After the Pac-12 collapsed in 2024, scattering the remaining teams to various NCAA conferences, questions around the women’s programs were everywhere.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Saatva has ranked highly everywhere from our list of best duvet covers to hybrid mattresses.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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Cities around Ukraine are routinely bombarded by a combination of drones and missiles, sometimes hundreds in one night.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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But biologics sometimes don’t work well for lupus, likely because the disease causes such a wide range of symptoms and affects multiple immune pathways.—
Jason Liebowitz,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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This is, essentially, where snow is born — a layer of air, about 5,000 feet up, cold enough to support the formation of snowflakes.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Most sessions were set at a pace that pushed participants to about 80% of their maximum aerobic capacity — basically, how hard their heart and lungs can work to deliver oxygen during exercise.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Reyes said a few elderly people at the home would occasionally sit outside and exchange brief hellos with her from time to time.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Attendees milled around a makeshift sauna village, assembled outside Seattle's Nordic Museum, sampling different styles of sauna, and occasionally dipping in an ice cold tub or shower.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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