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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 captain’s diary contains pre-lined boxes for recording the latitude and longitude, as well as wind speeds and temperature.
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Solar storms are expected to increase the chance of geomagnetic activity, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, increasing the potential for another round of auroras at high and possibly mid-latitudes.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Pluralism means granting wide latitude for speech and practices and ways of life we’d be inclined to discountenance.
—Lula Konner, The New York Review of Books, 4 Oct. 2025
Typically, northern gardeners plant bare-root peonies in the ground in September, and mid-latitude gardeners plant in October or even into early November in the southern reaches of the peony’s range.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Solar storms are expected to increase the chance of geomagnetic activity, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, increasing the potential for another round of auroras at high and possibly mid-latitudes.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Pluralism means granting wide latitude for speech and practices and ways of life we’d be inclined to discountenance.
—Lula Konner, The New York Review of Books, 4 Oct. 2025
Typically, northern gardeners plant bare-root peonies in the ground in September, and mid-latitude gardeners plant in October or even into early November in the southern reaches of the peony’s range.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latitude
Noun
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Ready to add some color to your slacks selection?—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Loose layers can compress in a crash, leaving the harness too slack to protect the baby.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For many Black and Brown people in America, the outdoors was not a site of freedom but of exploitation and fear.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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Without the requirement to protect majority-minority districts, Republicans would have far greater freedom to redraw congressional maps in ways that dilute the voting power of Black and other minority communities—areas that tend to favor Democrats.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the stewards, who give more leeway for first-corner incidents, opted to take no action.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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But schools have some leeway in physical alterations if their buildings were constructed before certain standards were in effect.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Equity members have already voted in favor of a strike authorization.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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This practice has led some US lawmakers to push for repealing these authorizations, as Congress looks to wrestle back some authority over war powers and foreign policy.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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He has not been seen in public since March, but the investigation of his activities had not previously been disclosed by Chinese authorities.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Together, the rulings set the stage for higher-court tests of presidential authority over domestic military deployments and federal funding decisions—issues that could define the legal boundaries of executive power in the months ahead.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Latitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitude. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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