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Recent Examples of across
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
He’s worked in newsrooms all across the country, including overseeing the USA TODAY sports department.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2025
Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
In the middle of the Caribbean Sea, over 1,000 rhesus macaques live on an island that measures less than a tenth of a mile across.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
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Preposition
At the same time with all of this, box office sources, not just Disney, affirm that Snow White played evenly across the country.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
He’s worked in newsrooms all across the country, including overseeing the USA TODAY sports department.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
Some studies have suggested that these tiny pieces of plastic — at most around 5 millimeters across — take to the air from the ocean.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
In the middle of the Caribbean Sea, over 1,000 rhesus macaques live on an island that measures less than a tenth of a mile across.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for across
Preposition
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Sponsors have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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In Tampa Set, AT&T Brings The Energy Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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However, the company’s creative mojo has been noticeably absent throughout 2025, when SmackDown in particular has failed to consistently create compelling programming.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Gere, a practicing Buddhist, has publicly supported several philanthropic causes throughout his career including HIV/AIDS awareness and human rights organizations like the International Campaign for Tibet.—
Andrew Walsh,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Perhaps a pack of coyotes push through and bump them from one farm to another.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
20 Mar. 2025
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Salmon skin has enough fat stores to protect it from the heat; adding more with a piece this large could cause flare-ups that would burn the skin before the flesh is cooked through.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appétit,
20 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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As the day progressed, the protests cascaded around the country outside Tesla locations in major cities such as Washington, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Seattle, as well as in towns in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Colorado.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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The production showed the Commissioner’s Trophy traveling around Los Angeles, appearing at various sporting events and television programs, with a stop at a local fire station.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/across. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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