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the right to act or move freely
the new laws gave the police more latitude in dealing with suspected criminals
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Recent Examples of latitude
Over the past decade, the Supreme Court has given state governments more and more latitude to manipulate maps for political ends.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
This tool pinpoints the ancient latitude of any modern location, tracing its journey back to the peak of the supercontinent Pangaea.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
While the open-air stadium in Miami will use Bermudagrass, the domed stadium in Houston, despite being at a similar latitude, will use the Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass mix.
—Ryan Bearss, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
The Pittsburgh Steelers are still willing to give him plenty of latitude to decide.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
This tool pinpoints the ancient latitude of any modern location, tracing its journey back to the peak of the supercontinent Pangaea.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
While the open-air stadium in Miami will use Bermudagrass, the domed stadium in Houston, despite being at a similar latitude, will use the Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass mix.
—Ryan Bearss, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
The Pittsburgh Steelers are still willing to give him plenty of latitude to decide.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latitude
Noun
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From then on, the storytelling goes slack and perfunctory as sharks swarm and chomp on passengers and crew clinging for dear lives on rafts or slabs of plane wreckage.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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But its teammates pick up the slack.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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The standard model includes 5-degree-of-freedom robotic arms, with an optional 7-DOF upgrade for enhanced manipulation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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The protest damaged a Communist Party office, with some protesters throwing rocks at the building and hurling furniture into a bonfire amid chants of freedom.—
Jorge Carrasco,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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In addition, the administration has supported allowing insurers more leeway to sell plans that are not compliant with the Affordable Care Act.—
Renuka Rayasam,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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But that device costs $3,499, giving the company little leeway to charge more.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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And what's more, the president’s claim at the outset of your segment that no president has sought an authorization to use force is also simply wrong.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Secretary Hegseth told your committee that the administration doesn't need congressional authorization to continue the war past 60 days because the clock pauses because of the ceasefire.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Once fierce rivals, the two men were responsible for the country’s first peaceful transfer of power between parties, after Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party defeated Adams and the Federalists in the election of 1800.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the Marlins are sending catcher Agustin Ramirez to Triple-A after an uneven first five weeks in which his power declined, his defense remained poor and base running errors frustrated the team.—
Barry Jackson,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Ray said federal authorities were leading the investigation.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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In March, a federal appeals court ruled Sykes, the judge in California, had likely exceeded her authority in requiring bond hearings nationwide and blocked her February decision.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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“Latitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitude. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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