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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
In northern latitudes, greenhouses are usually oriented east to west, with a clear exposure on the south side (that means no shade).
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Much of the activity is linked to the jet streams, currents of typically very fast-moving air in the mid-latitudes of both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, Rutz said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
At lower latitudes, star-tracking is the standard method for calibrating a telescope’s pointing reference.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Frazier said the ruling gives too much latitude for Democratic commissioners to force Republicans to appoint nominees that Democrats like.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Much of the activity is linked to the jet streams, currents of typically very fast-moving air in the mid-latitudes of both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, Rutz said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
At lower latitudes, star-tracking is the standard method for calibrating a telescope’s pointing reference.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Frazier said the ruling gives too much latitude for Democratic commissioners to force Republicans to appoint nominees that Democrats like.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latitude
Noun
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Dua Lipa’s glamour-bot routine is a bit slack, Fosse by way of a Jane Fonda aerobics tape.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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So Bednar needs to let the line out a little bit, give him some slack.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hungarians of all backgrounds turned up to assert their freedom to assemble.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Now, with the burden of history lifted and the demons of past Masters Sundays exorcised, McIlroy exudes a freedom his past steps around this place did not enjoy.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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During a game Wednesday, the Blue Jays seemed to take offense to the leeway after George Springer approached the home plate umpire to chat about it.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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This allows Squarepusher the freedom and flexibility to paint with a variety of colors, but too much leeway can result in a lack of flow—think of the glassy stiltedness of the Grateful Dead’s MIDI years in the ’90s.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
9 Apr. 2026
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According to a report from The New York Post published Saturday, Swalwell hired a nanny for his children who then kept working for them after her work authorization permit expired in 2022.—
Jordan Freiman,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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There was no strategy, no plan, no authorization.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
12 Apr. 2026
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The power of an orator who can, in this way, fuse feeling and doctrine is immense.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The American president's agenda has striking parallels with the way the Hungarian leader used the levers of government to tilt the media, judiciary and electoral system to keep his party in power for 16 years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Morales, wearing camouflage and armed with a long rifle, then escaped the home through a window, authorities said, per the Visalia Times-Delta.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Heightened terror threat Whether the group is real or not, European authorities are taking the threat seriously, even as the United States and Iran have entered into a fragile ceasefire.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Latitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitude. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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