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as in while
an indefinite but usually short period of time
in the space of a few minutes the room had filled up
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as in gap
an incomplete or deficient area
the cancellation created a huge space in the dentist's schedule for that day
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Recent Examples of space
Food and drink The restaurant here is called El Cosmo and is an airy indoor-outdoor space overlooking the rainforest and Lake Nicaragua on one side and Volcano Tonorio on the other.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Community pushback and regulatory requirements are among the factors driving Musk and other tech executives to explore the potential of data centers in space.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
Time after time last season, the Rams’ outside corners either got beat in space or pushed out of position by faster and more physical receivers.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Designating a space for these activities will keep your children's rooms, living room, and dining table from being in a constant state of disarray.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Community pushback and regulatory requirements are among the factors driving Musk and other tech executives to explore the potential of data centers in space.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
Time after time last season, the Rams’ outside corners either got beat in space or pushed out of position by faster and more physical receivers.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Designating a space for these activities will keep your children's rooms, living room, and dining table from being in a constant state of disarray.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for space
Noun
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Senior officials from across the sprawling defense bureaucracy met biweekly in a conference room by Work’s office to tackle the new problem and change how American military leaders think.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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May 21 – June 20 Your voice sets the vibe in every room.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Oregon kept up for a while with 9-of-11 shooting in the first quarter.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s divorce has already been finalized, and the two have been living separate lives for a while.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And that gap means calculations can get weird.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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That gap, between how the law traditionally understands self-defense and how domestic-violence victims experience danger, is one the Survivors’ Act sought to address.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Picking up the slack The Horned Frogs had success against Boozer in the first half.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Jacobs encourages everyone — women in particular — to cut themselves some slack.—
Elissa Strauss,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
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A little bit of that football mindset in the sense of you just got to go 1-0 that day.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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Hours and hours of rolling green hills and rice paddies passed by the windows, the pale pools amid the shoots flashing bits of sky.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The tonal depth in his prints is rich, dense, and moody—not a void but a presence.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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An actual cosmic void — which can indeed be a billion light-years (or more) across — has nothing to do with dark gas clouds and Bok globules, which are small, nearby clouds of light-blocking matter, particularly at optical wavelengths.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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This minimalist, monochromatic look gives lighting designer Conchita Avitia the leeway to play with colors like a mood ring, choosing hues from warm yellow to hot pink depending on the tone of each scene.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Union leaders note the law offers some leeway.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Mecklenburg grew by the most residents in that span, at 26,554.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Raddysh and Guentzel scored in approximately a three-minute span of the second to tie the game at 3.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Space.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/space. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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