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Recent Examples of of As a result of the new agreement, Little Rock officers and sergeants will get another 5% pay increase in 2027 on top of the 5% increases previously negotiated for 2025 and 2026. Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025 The raw material for the inflation report - the price checks on hundreds of goods and services around the country - was collected in September. NPR, 25 Oct. 2025 One is reminded of the chemical smog that grants us such vibrant sunsets; who ever said the end of the world wouldn’t be beautiful? Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025 The debut of the two-hour show will feature an in-studio interview with California Gov. Gavin Newsom; a profile of Josh Groban and his work on arts education in schools; and a regular panel segment, this time featuring Gloria Allred and Larry Elder. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for of
Recent Examples of Synonyms for of
Preposition
  • Razer went public in 2017, listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, before going private again in 2022.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2025
  • Liberty Hall, a PE sponsor focused exclusively on aerospace and defense, is a long-standing Houlihan Lokey client, and had hired Triago before the acquisition to lead a CV.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Preposition
  • Was any decision made regarding reducing Partey’s media obligations?
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • The tragedy is still under investigation but concerns have been raised regarding congested airspace and understaffed air traffic control facilities at Reagan National.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Preposition
  • In addition to the studio mandate to crush the competition, Browning had an additional motivation to focus his film on sideshow.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
  • If the indigo color isn’t to your liking, there’s also red, gray, burgundy, black, and brown.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Preposition
  • The Queen of All Hallows' Eve — who not only throws an all-out shindig for her famous friends but also notoriously goes for broke with her costumes, too — spent all day posting hints about this year's look ahead of the big reveal.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025
  • There’s something rare about Swain, who is a young brainiac, but one who has built his business the old-fashioned, pre-quant-trading and Excel models Wall Street way, via charm offensives that weave webs of tight relationships few rivals can match.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Preposition
  • Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive, which makes Grand Theft Auto, said on Tuesday that AI can't rival human game developers.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2025
  • The mice will be used in experiments on reproduction in low Earth orbit.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2025

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“Of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/of. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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