as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
in the context of the Great Depression, communism had a certain allure for some disillusioned Americans
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Recent Examples of context
For eighth-graders, a basic rating means the student can likely use context clues to work out the meanings of words, find the main idea in a text and identify basic literary elements like a character’s motivation and the order of events.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
Habib has reinvented liberal arts suited for Pakistan’s needs and context to give students opportunities to develop their own expression of Yohsin.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
This post was updated at 9:20 a.m. to add some more context to the benchmarking results.
—Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
This story has been updated with additional information and context.
—John Liu, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
Habib has reinvented liberal arts suited for Pakistan’s needs and context to give students opportunities to develop their own expression of Yohsin.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
This post was updated at 9:20 a.m. to add some more context to the benchmarking results.
—Ars Technica, 18 Feb. 2025
This story has been updated with additional information and context.
—John Liu, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for context
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Merz has been considered a potentially better match for President Trump than the current Social Democratic chancellor, Olaf Scholz, not least for his reputation for bluntness at a moment when Europe’s security environment is rapidly changing.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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This new environment is different in two substantial ways: 1.—
Jim VandeHei,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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The four-mile-long stretch of sand is often uncrowded, boasting a quiet atmosphere for ultimate relaxation.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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This let the researchers detect the signature of multiple chemicals in the atmosphere of the ultra-hot Jupiter across different atmospheric layers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Its sound quality is superb, with deep bass and crisp, clear vocals, and the DTS Headphone:X surround tech adds a lot to the experience.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps its most enviable detail, however, was the stunning wood-burning fireplace that sat in a corner of the living room, with an intricate brick surround that stretched up to the second floor.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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For more climate and environment news, follow @Sammy_Roth on X and @sammyroth.bsky.social on Bluesky.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Armed conflicts, political, economic, and sociocultural crises, waves of migration, corruption, crime, misinformation, climate and environmental challenges, and technological advances, especially AI, are shaping a new global scenario.—
Susana Sierra,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Context.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/context. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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