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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Included in the plan the prime minister outlined last week with 12 new measures are tax breaks for landlords who lower rents and proposals to construct vast swaths of low-cost housing across the country.
—Liz Alderman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
She’s also discovered the Big Ring, a torus of galaxies about 1.3 billion light-years across and four billion around.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2025
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Preposition
The pool of entries includes traditional national and local news outlets from across the country, as well as streaming and entertainment outlets.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Included in the plan the prime minister outlined last week with 12 new measures are tax breaks for landlords who lower rents and proposals to construct vast swaths of low-cost housing across the country.
—Liz Alderman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
The riverbank across is still open and leafy, a throwback to what the town used to be.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
She’s also discovered the Big Ring, a torus of galaxies about 1.3 billion light-years across and four billion around.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for across
Preposition
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Now, after weeks of lawyerly wrangling over the semantics of church bylaws, members of the Riverside congregation will vote on a resolution to keep Weekday open for at least one more year and to determine a long-term plan for the school.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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These mortgages are a requirement to maintain ownership over a home.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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The suit suggests possible health risks associated with PFAS might be more pronounced in this case because consumers are encouraged to keep wearable devices on throughout the day, often for long stretches of time.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
23 Jan. 2025
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Provide Healthy Meals And Exercise Opportunities Prioritizing exercise and offering healthy meals throughout the day are crucial components to creating a happy and healthy workplace.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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That’s only a temporary measure, though, as the sale would ultimately need to go through.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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At least 30 of her neighbors also lost their homes in the Alphabets neighborhood when the Palisades Fire stormed through.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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In the lead-up to Augustine’s summer opening, Lee has hosted preview dinners around the city at restaurants like Navy Blue and Riel.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appétit,
28 Jan. 2025
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The attack took place around 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, 2022, as all four were inside an off-campus house near the University of Idaho. Kohberger, at the time, was a Ph.D. student studying criminology at Washington State University, which is just 10 miles away from the crime scene.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/across. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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