1
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
That said, recipes can sometimes skimp on rice portions, and there are a few missteps or miscues here and there in terms of cooking techniques.
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 28 May 2025
The movie lags here and there as Zephyr’s escape attempts become repetitive.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
There are even walkable neighborhoods scattered here and there throughout the city.
—Anne Roderique-Jones, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
My offshoring started innocently enough: a one-liner article here and there, usually one on a short deadline.
—Air Mail, 24 May 2025
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Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 28 May 2025
The movie lags here and there as Zephyr’s escape attempts become repetitive.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
There are even walkable neighborhoods scattered here and there throughout the city.
—Anne Roderique-Jones, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
My offshoring started innocently enough: a one-liner article here and there, usually one on a short deadline.
—Air Mail, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
Adverb
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And the mess wasn’t just localized to the trash can—there were husks everywhere, like rose petals tossed by a rambunctious 4-year-old flower girl thrilled to be at her first wedding.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Upgrading your account security applies everywhere.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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The precept is that sometimes AI generates confabulations, false statements that appear to be true.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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But sometimes less stable minerals persist because there isn’t enough energy available to convert them to more stable phases.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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Each sensor is about 1.6 inches wide and holds over 16 million pixels.—
Jonathan Corum,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The 21-year-old Tenafly native flew from Israel to the U.S., landing on Thursday, about one month after his May 12 release from captivity in Gaza.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
Adverb
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But there were quieter, more beautiful paintings, too—filled with Orlik’s odd, occasionally prophetic imagination.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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And occasionally, the judiciary and other adjudicating bodies still push back on the executive’s overreach.—
ASHLEY J. TELLIS,
Foreign Affairs,
17 June 2025
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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