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Recent Examples of leeway
Bill gave me a lot of leeway of what will this be.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
The state has much more leeway to lean on educators through its Principles of Professional Conduct, which is how education commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas has pushed his position that protests have no place in schools.
—Jeffrey S. Solochek, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Participating business owners will have substantial leeway to arrange and decorate their own spaces.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The stock reflects a flawless execution scenario, with limited leeway for mistakes in light of challenges from China and modest short-term growth.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
The state has much more leeway to lean on educators through its Principles of Professional Conduct, which is how education commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas has pushed his position that protests have no place in schools.
—Jeffrey S. Solochek, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
Participating business owners will have substantial leeway to arrange and decorate their own spaces.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
The stock reflects a flawless execution scenario, with limited leeway for mistakes in light of challenges from China and modest short-term growth.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leeway
Noun
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James sat out to rest his accumulation of minor injuries in his 23rd NBA season, but Doncic picked up any offensive slack from the start.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Often, even having an equal partner in the picture isn’t enough to pick up the slack.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Apollo missions collectively brought back nearly 400 kilograms of material scooped up from mid- to low latitudes on the lunar near side, while China’s Chang’e 5 and Chang’e 6 robotic missions have returned smaller samples from the moon’s near and far sides, respectively.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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Geologists know this because ancient rocks found at low latitudes carry unmistakable traces of glaciers—evidence that ice once existed in regions that are warm today.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Leeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leeway. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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