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as in about
on all sides or in every direction
he looked around butterflies were flying all around
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as in back
toward the opposite direction
she turned around and saw him
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as in close
at, within, or to a short distance or time
our dog usually stays around our yard he'll be getting in around 6:00
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as in through
from beginning to end
a team that plays all year around
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as in approximately
close to but not exactly
there's around a hundred books still left to be packed in boxes
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as in everywhere
in one place and another
while typewriters can still be seen around, they are no longer the common office fixtures they once were
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as in existing
having being at the present time
she's generally regarded as one of the most talented singers around
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Recent Examples of around
Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
That attitude started to shift around the ‘70s and ‘80s, as bodybuilder Arnold Schwarznegger normalized caring about aesthetics and Calvin Klein advertisements objectified the male form.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Movement test: Raise your arms, bend over, and move around.
—Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
In 1983, Dianne Durham became the first Black woman to win the U.S.A. Gymnastics senior national championship and beat Mary Lou Retton to take the all-around title at the McDonald’s International Gymnastics Championship in Los Angeles.
—Andrea Williams Taylor Baucom, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022
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Preposition
Other strikes hit around the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, the rebels' stronghold of Saada and in Yemen's al-Jawf, Amran and Marib governorates.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2025
That attitude started to shift around the ‘70s and ‘80s, as bodybuilder Arnold Schwarznegger normalized caring about aesthetics and Calvin Klein advertisements objectified the male form.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
WhatsApp WhatsApp is a popular messaging app that has been around since 2009.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Movement test: Raise your arms, bend over, and move around.
—Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
In this corner, standing 5-foot-3 and winner of the 2022 NCAA women’s gymnastics all-around title, Florida’s Trinity Thomas.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
In 1983, Dianne Durham became the first Black woman to win the U.S.A. Gymnastics senior national championship and beat Mary Lou Retton to take the all-around title at the McDonald’s International Gymnastics Championship in Los Angeles.
—Andrea Williams Taylor Baucom, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for around
Preposition
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Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital on Sunday, Vatican says The area near the entrance of the hospital had been filling up with people on Sunday morning.—
Phoebe Natanson,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Many of these demonstrations are taking place near or at universities.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
23 Mar. 2025
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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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Lau spent two hours taking about 20 photographs of the waters.—
Tracy Scott Forson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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In the fall, that amount was increased with no new funding attached, and now each subsidy is about 20% more expensive.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Rather than scaling back, Chipotle has been expanding.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Hampton is a well rounded back who would a great complement to D'Andre Swift.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The box office could change at any point in time, especially as the release of summer blockbusters grows closer.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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Over the course of a series of slow summer days, the family begins to grow closer even as the country begins to fall apart as inflation skyrockets.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The Only Murders in the Building actress paired a sheer chocolate top (with her Victoria's Secret bra peeking through!) with denim jeans.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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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
Adverb
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Mistress of Evil, which earned a lower total at approximately $491 million.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The sea-urchin chandelier, which weighs approximately 155 pounds, is suspended from a chain that Mathieu (pictured) designed to conceal the cables running through it.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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From New York to Sydney and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to Comments Stars have been everywhere this week.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Whales are also everywhere, and travelers might see killer whales, humpbacks, fins, and blue whales.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/around. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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