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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
The jewelry, vases and handbags were frozen in time, with odd shapes here and there as if the wind had slapped them into existence.
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2025
The high school cross country season has been underway for a few weeks, and there have been a couple of good meets here and there.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Small accents here and there help transition to Halloween for October without needing to completely redecorate once the holiday ends.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Scroll the web and then, as always, putz around the house (aka my junior one-bedroom apartment) and pick up and clean here and there while listening to music.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 17 Sep. 2025
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Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2025
The high school cross country season has been underway for a few weeks, and there have been a couple of good meets here and there.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Small accents here and there help transition to Halloween for October without needing to completely redecorate once the holiday ends.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Scroll the web and then, as always, putz around the house (aka my junior one-bedroom apartment) and pick up and clean here and there while listening to music.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
Adverb
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Collectives went from nonexistent to everywhere seemingly overnight.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ten years on from the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the vision of improving lives everywhere in harmony with our planet is under unprecedented strain.—
Sebastian Buckup,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Over time, the population accumulates mutations and sometimes one of them confers an advantage to the species.—
D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Many users have posted about their lack of bowel movements and how drinking magnesium citrate went above and beyond (sometimes too far) to get them back on track.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Officials said during Thursday’s news conference that about 660,000 Californians will be affected if credits are not renewed.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the initiative will award $50 million to about a dozen projects looking at finding the causes of autism and improving outcomes for autistic individuals.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Most of the protests outside the ICE facility, about 2 miles south of downtown, have been peaceful, but occasionally have ended in the deployment of tear gas and resulted in the facility being closed for several days in the summer.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Let apples stand at room temperature fat least 1 hour or up to 24 hours to macerate and release their juices, stirring occasionally.—
Staff Author,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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