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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
At New York's latitude, the more nearly direct rays at the summer solstice of June 20 bring about three times as much heat as the more slanting rays at the winter solstice on Dec. 21.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2025
Sure, China has the ability to control whether citizens can see Pooh on social media, and the U.S. border patrol has the latitude to turn away anyone who may have ridiculed our current executive branch at some point.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
In that case, which stemmed from President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court limited the use of universal injunctions in cases with individuals as plaintiffs, but gave lower courts more latitude in cases brought by states.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 July 2025
Observers in mid-southern latitudes can see Scorpius 40 degrees high in the east; by 11 p.m. the constellation is almost directly overhead.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 June 2025
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2025
Sure, China has the ability to control whether citizens can see Pooh on social media, and the U.S. border patrol has the latitude to turn away anyone who may have ridiculed our current executive branch at some point.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
In that case, which stemmed from President Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court limited the use of universal injunctions in cases with individuals as plaintiffs, but gave lower courts more latitude in cases brought by states.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 July 2025
Observers in mid-southern latitudes can see Scorpius 40 degrees high in the east; by 11 p.m. the constellation is almost directly overhead.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latitude
Noun
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Without in-home help, and sometimes even with it, family caregivers − frequently mothers − often pick up the slack, switching jobs or leaving their careers behind to care for their kids with special needs.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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So if the spending cap blocked more funding, for example, for social services, federal grants picked up the slack.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
16 July 2025
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The club have given me this bit of freedom to make a decision.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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In 18th-century slave-holding Brazil, Anna Borges fought for her freedom.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Brooke Rollins has taken the heat from conservative pundits and voters alike, after Trump seemed to float the idea of giving farm and hospitality laborers leeway in immigration crackdowns.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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That would have given him enough leeway to meet Nick Kyrgios in the Dog and Fox.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Medicare Advantage plan members can face prior authorization for many services, whereas Original Medicare has considerably fewer situations requiring approval.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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In January, the US Food and Drug Administration gave marketing authorization to certain nicotine pouches for the first time, allowing sales of 10 flavors of popular brand Zyn to help adult smokers quit or cut back on their tobacco use.—
Jeffrey Kopp,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Bell called on two friends and armed himself with an AK-47 rifle, authorities said.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Saudi authorities originally planned for The Line to house 1.5 million residents by 2030.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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“Latitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitude. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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