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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
Since the Mercury Lounge comeback, the Mooney Suzuki have played here and there, but never launched a full-scale tour.
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Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Savings here and there are doubtless feasible.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
So the plays here and there, good.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Savings here and there are doubtless feasible.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Savings here and there are doubtless feasible.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
So the plays here and there, good.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Savings here and there are doubtless feasible.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
Adverb
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Cost increases are everywhere, Souza said in his budget message last month.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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The grocery industry will lobby hard to add the same loopholes everywhere.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Nataliia and Valerii sometimes went days without seeing each other.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Ibogaine is known to sometimes cause dangerous heart rhythms but has been embraced by combat veterans as a way to treat trauma and addiction.—
Matthew Perrone,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, is only about a third as salty as the open ocean and has a number of endemic species, including a little seal with no ears.—
Rosa Lyster,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The average age of these nuclear reactors is about 42 years old.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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So could Aaron Judge, as Boone has occasionally gotten the right fielder off his feet when Stanton has been injured in the past.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Similar forces have led to ads that subtly clutter up Apple’s App Stores and some that occasionally expose users to low-quality and scammy apps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 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 29 Apr. 2026.
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