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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
Japan, for example, has been plenty surprised here and there by Trump World claiming a bilateral trade deal was days away.
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Lots of people in the city get a little help here and there from Mom and Dad, but at this scale?
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 June 2025
The speed and the muscles here and there and the control.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 June 2025
As the story goes, Jackson Pollock stepped onto a canvas in 1947, drizzled some paint here and there, and God reached a bony finger down from the heavens and pressed it upon the scale of art history, tilting it from Europe to the United States.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Lots of people in the city get a little help here and there from Mom and Dad, but at this scale?
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 20 June 2025
The speed and the muscles here and there and the control.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 June 2025
As the story goes, Jackson Pollock stepped onto a canvas in 1947, drizzled some paint here and there, and God reached a bony finger down from the heavens and pressed it upon the scale of art history, tilting it from Europe to the United States.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
Adverb
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Poor Cybersecurity Hygiene: With SaaS sprawl and remote work, vulnerabilities are everywhere.—
Imre Szenttornyay,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The golf-ready skirt/short hybrid is a sleeper hit for Amazon, earning hundreds of five-star reviews from shoppers who wear it everywhere from the course to Costco.—
Esme Benjamin,
People.com,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Trichotillomania can sometimes be triggered by anxiety or stress, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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Their core ingredient is the engagement of the entire campus community — students, faculty, staff and sometimes the outside community — in reading the same material in order to promote a wide-ranging conversation about an important issue or controversy.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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The Butterfly now makes up about 30% of our North American revenue.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Yes, a couple of Czech producers came up with an idea influenced by or inspired by the Wim Wenders documentary about 18 months ago.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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The live feed is usually quick to load, but occasionally takes a few seconds.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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