Thesaurus results for LATITUDE

latitude

noun

ˈla-tə-ˌtüd

Definition of latitude

as in slack

an allowable margin of freedom or variation the regulations regarding the pasteurization of dairy products don't allow for much latitude

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Relevance

as in freedom

the right to act or move freely the new laws gave the police more latitude in dealing with suspected criminals

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Recent Examples of latitude The code of conduct provides the WNBA with substantial discretion and latitude. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026 In one species, the flips seemed almost instantaneous in the tropics as well as in higher latitudes. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026 Winter 2026-2027 first snowfall in Ohio The timing of the season's first snowfall varies across the country based on factors such as latitude and elevation. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026 This allows the 245-passenger vessel to smash through eight-feet-thick ice and explore the Earth’s extreme latitudes (including its northernmost point) that other ships cannot access. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for latitude

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Noun

Daryl Foreman was wearing a blue Walmart cap, a black shirt with Super Mario on the front, black slacks and blue tennis shoes.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Seated in chairs, the group’s attire suggests a corporate off-site — athleisure, slacks, summer dresses — but the electricity in the air signals something different is afoot.

— Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of slack

Noun

As with the freedom argument, this claim hopes to appeal to both the left and the right, for equality of opportunity is a bipartisan political value.

— J. Toby Reiner, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
The upcoming elections, like most elections in Russia, will take place under a climate of pervasive fear and manipulation, not the freedom to exercise a democratic right, according to critics.

— Chris Massaro , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of freedom

Noun

One section of the law does give some leeway for election officials to determine intent for write-in ballots.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
The rule gives immigration agents leeway to deny green cards or visas to lawful immigrants on the basis of being a public charge, meaning someone using programs like Medicaid or food assistance.

— Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of leeway

Noun

Including Oregon State, UCAA has gotten more than 100 women’s college basketball players to sign union authorization cards.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
In the days after the robbery, Triunfel looked up the police report on the case multiple times while off duty without authorization — and on Monday searched the NYPD database for his own name, according to the complaint.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of authorization

Noun

And Majority Leader John Thune still could hold a roll-call vote on a data center power bill that Democrats blocked on Thursday.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Stone and Robert Icke, for example, have both built careers on transplanting old stories into slick contemporary containers, and, in varying degrees, those containers can come packed with power.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of power

Noun

Much of the area is marked by poverty and residents routinely complain authorities abandon them to fend for themselves during natural disasters.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Instead there is a young woman with a dismissive smile, and the authority of someone who belongs to the house because she cannot be evicted from its history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

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