space

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as in room
an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing how much space will you need for the art project?

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as in slack
an allowable margin of freedom or variation the children should be given some space to express themselves in their schoolwork

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Recent Examples of space Elevate your living space in an instant with this choice. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025 The conference will spotlight tech giants’ increasing involvement in the entertainment space. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025 Releasing Clowney would save the Panthers about $7.75 million in cap space, according to Over The Cap. Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2025 However, wind and solar tend to take up a lot of space, which has led to challenges in local approvals for new sites and transmission lines. Erin Baker, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for space
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Noun
  • The Bills and White agreed to terms Thursday on a one-year deal to bolster the depth of the cornerback room, a league source said.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Poppy Large Tote If being prepared with room to throw everything in a bag is the name of the game for you, then the Poppy Large Tote is roomy enough for a laptop when you’re headed to the office or snacks when you’re headed to the ballpark.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Heat hung around for a while but gave up too many second-chance points, committed too many mindless miscues (14 turnovers) and couldn’t stop Cleveland’s offense from behind the three-point line or on forays to the basket.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The young hatch and remain inside for a while before dispersing into the water to build tiny bells of their own.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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  • The median home price is a benchmark for how much a U.S. home costs, which is largely driven by the gap between housing supply and homebuyer demand.
    Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Over time, the gap between Clifford Davis and the rest of Fort Worth ISD has widened today, where less than 1 in every 10 students is reading and doing math on grade level.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • And if the United States pulled away from Europe, a more militarily capable Germany would be better positioned to pick up the slack.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
  • And now, the search for a new rally animal to pick up the slack begins, writes Paul Sullivan.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • With about 100 vendors, there is a little bit of everything here, from jewelry to pickles and hot sauce to collectible items like coins and comic books.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • In the next scene, Coogler takes us back in time to the morning before, with Sammie’s twin cousins Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan, pulling double duty) returning from Chicago with a small bit of money earned from less-than-legal dealings with Al Capone.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • With the departures of DeMarcus Lawrence and Zack Martin, a void on the team’s leadership council exists.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Here are three QBs New Orleans could target in a couple of weeks to fill a potential void.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • After all, researchers need time, leeway and stability to get things done.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • After the economic one-two-punch of the Great Depression and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, however, Congress gave the president some leeway over tariffs.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • In their final 12 games of last season, the Jets registered 25 sacks, which was 25th in the league during that span.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Over the span of a mammoth, 52-song setlist, the musicians and TDE labelmates traded the stage back and forth and debuted tracks from their newest releases—2024’s GNX and SOS Deluxe: Lana.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2025

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“Space.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/space. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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