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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
Simulations suggest that slopes greater than 14 degrees in higher latitudes, but facing in the poleward direction, may be cool enough for ice to accumulate at shallow depths.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Other systems: Migratory animals are affected at this and higher levels; aurora is commonly visible at high latitudes (such as northern Michigan and Maine).
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Washington enjoys vast strengths and wide latitude in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
For those in northern latitudes, tonight could bring a chance to witness the northern lights.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Other systems: Migratory animals are affected at this and higher levels; aurora is commonly visible at high latitudes (such as northern Michigan and Maine).
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Washington enjoys vast strengths and wide latitude in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
For those in northern latitudes, tonight could bring a chance to witness the northern lights.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latitude
Noun
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Guard Miles Kelly picked up the slack, putting up 23 points.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Long-term positions for senior scientists and lecturers can pick up the slack, and maintain institutional memory better than a transient workforce-in-training ever could.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The high school student, who was gearing up to get her driver’s license, was gushing about getting her freedom.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Losing gave Coutts the freedom to think differently, to dust down his old idea of the World Sailing League.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The bill, which was opposed by all but one Democrat in the House, boosts defense spending by $6 billion and reduces non-defense spending by about $13 billion while also giving the Trump administration more leeway on future spending decisions.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
15 Mar. 2025
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Will the courts give extra leeway to someone who is seemingly being punished by the government for exercising free speech?—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2022, immigrants working in the United States without legal authorization paid $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes and $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, according to a recent analysis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.—
Jane C. Timm,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Their hypothetical rap sheet could begin and end with entering the U.S. illegally, a misdemeanor, or residing in the U.S. without authorization, a civil offense.—
Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Mar. 2025
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Following the call, Moscow authorities began taking down an installation supporting Russia's war in Ukraine that have stood in front of the American embassy in Moscow since 2023.—
Charles Maynes,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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The 2014 local law bars city police and other departments from cooperating with federal authorities on civil immigration detainers, and was reaffirmed unanimously by the City Council last December.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Latitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latitude. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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