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Recent Examples of in-between
And a true championship-caliber opponent in the Spurs, who will use a quick turnaround to their advantage against a Knicks team, once again, coming off of eight days of rest in-between playoff series.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
A lot of what makes this industry special still happens in the in-between moments.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
America Ferrera’s in-between texture is part wave and part polish, the slight bend ideal for day-to-night wear.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 27 May 2026
That program has a six-night, seven-day minimum stay that’s turned a discrete and diverse crowd—the uber-wealthy; the wellness aficionados making a big first splurge; everyone in-between—into dedicated Ranchers.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
A lot of what makes this industry special still happens in the in-between moments.
—Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
America Ferrera’s in-between texture is part wave and part polish, the slight bend ideal for day-to-night wear.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 27 May 2026
That program has a six-night, seven-day minimum stay that’s turned a discrete and diverse crowd—the uber-wealthy; the wellness aficionados making a big first splurge; everyone in-between—into dedicated Ranchers.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-between
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The mood in Venice is still borderline ecstatic, full of gossip, parties, and people chatting about art in their respective cities, trading business cards, discovering new talent, eating, drinking, and stumbling around, running into old friends.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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His rhetoric and borderline audacious claims telegraphed that failure to make progress on the bridge was more than a mere infrastructure hindrance.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gray-to-White Gradient Form a subtle gradient by choosing a soft white upper cabinet shade, a pale gray stone backsplash, and a more medium gray lower cabinet color.—
Lauren Jones,
The Spruce,
6 June 2026
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The couple began by painting the trim in the living room Farrow & Ball’s Card Room Green, a light gray-green Elizabeth says was comfortably within her wheelhouse.—
Ella Field,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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Crucially, the documents insist that Patriot Front members only use propaganda, including slogans, logos and imagery, created by the group’s innermost leadership and approved by Rousseau himself.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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But while Elsa is quite withholding, Maurel is an intimate filmmaker who likes to stay close to her actors to show their innermost thoughts.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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His argument, published in Nature earlier this year, is that AI systems should not be designed to sound sentient, suffer, or appear to have inner lives, because people are highly likely to project consciousness onto them.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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While this can also be deeply romantic and poetic, themes surrounding your home, family, friendships and inner world take precedence.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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“In-between.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-between. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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