as in interior
an interior or internal part
structural decay had started from within
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Recent Examples of within
Larry Stansbury, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Those sensations come from within.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, their angsty teenage daughter (Taissa Farmiga) quickly develops an odd relationship with Tate (Evan Peters) within their new, creepy home.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2022
Add a few swipes of this clean and buzzy highlighter from RMS Beauty to the high points of your face for an easy, glow-from-within look.
—Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Apr. 2022
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Noun
For Marshall, confidence starts from within.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Those sensations come from within.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Critics say visa could hurt Chinese job seekers The visa has also attracted criticism from within China, where many young adults have for years faced poor employment prospects despite often being highly educated in STEM fields.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, their angsty teenage daughter (Taissa Farmiga) quickly develops an odd relationship with Tate (Evan Peters) within their new, creepy home.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Preposition
With the Reboot season finale hitting Hulu this week, EW caught up with Levitan (who previously created Modern Family) for a bookend Q&A about shows-within-shows, his hopes for season 2, and how his real life is starting to blend with the sitcom.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2022
Add a few swipes of this clean and buzzy highlighter from RMS Beauty to the high points of your face for an easy, glow-from-within look.
—Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for within
Noun
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Hays amassed land records and deeds, photos of interiors and exteriors of houses, and called to the stand an electricity expert to describe what low kilowatt usage might suggest about whether someone lives in a house or not.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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In addition to craft beverages, there are sweeping views of the city, gorgeous interiors, a full menu, and DJ sets in the evening.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The moment Princely Umanmielen was introduced to Carolina Panthers fans — as in, truly introduced — didn’t arrive when he was drafted, or during rookie minicamp, or at any of those other offseason workouts.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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So, that was a good learning experience and a humbling experience of being on the outside and trying to weasel my way in.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
25 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Investigators reportedly were able to track down Marquez after tracing a business card left inside the bag.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The whole process is stressful, and that’s coming from someone with (minimal) inside access to release schedules and studio reps.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Within.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/within. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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