variants also amongst
as in amidst
in or into the middle of a gull landed among the burgers-and-fries eaters at the outdoor snack bar, clearly looking for handouts

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Recent Examples of among The company is also holding dinners featuring local chefs who incorporate cacao into their meals, a day of merry crafts-making and a festive holiday market with chocolatiers and foragers, among other chocolate-centric things. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024 According to the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center, syphilis rates among Native Americans in its region soared by 1,865% from 2020 to 2022 — over 10 times the 154% increase seen nationally during the same period. Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024 Over six years later, that opinion still stands among experts in the field. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024 Only the items that earned raves on performance and livability earned coverage among these reviews. Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for among 
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  • His father likes to tell a story about a gun battle between the Brits and the IRA happening in the street one day when his mother told him to go and pick up some milk and eggs.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Right now, Cohn is working on further research on whether there’s a correlation between habitually bad gift-giving and narcissism.
    Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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  • His conman and her librarian fall in love through a series of music and dance numbers.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Former policy principals in prior administrations, from Henry Kissinger to Hillary Clinton, have profited from their public service through book deals, keynote speeches, and geopolitical consulting.
    Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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  • What happened Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, resigned Tuesday amid intense pressure over his handling of a notorious child abuser.
    Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Chemung Financial Corp continues to focus on managing its loan and deposit portfolios amid changing market conditions and interest rates.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024

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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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