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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
Even those who do might not have the space for comfortably throwing a large gathering or accommodating extended stays (hello, NYC apartments!).
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Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Dior lip oil Dior is a luxury brand that sells products in both the fashion and beauty space.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
Chance said his staff also mows close to the tree trunks to eliminate any competing plants and sometimes spreads rows of trees farther apart to give the trees more space to hold their own moisture.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The company continues to focus on expanding its space infrastructure and services.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Dior lip oil Dior is a luxury brand that sells products in both the fashion and beauty space.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
Chance said his staff also mows close to the tree trunks to eliminate any competing plants and sometimes spreads rows of trees farther apart to give the trees more space to hold their own moisture.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
The company continues to focus on expanding its space infrastructure and services.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for space
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Scenes shift from a bedroom to Fezziwig’s party room to various other places in the past, present and future.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
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Move from room to room with ease, and get up every bit of dust and debris with its powerful suction and lightweight design.Shea Simmons, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Those narratives may lie dormant for a while — but candidates are still likely to pick them back up in future elections.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps this problem had been creeping up on us for a while, but there is no denying it now.Glen Koen, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, there's a bigger gap between the Pixel 9 and the Pro phones.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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And the most serious question remains—does this signal a serious gap to Google’s Pixel.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Dončić and teammate Kyrie Irving combined for 54 points in that matchup, and the latter should be comfortable picking up the slack Sunday.James Jackson, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Practical actions that employers can take to reduce work loneliness include measuring loneliness, designing slack in workflows, creating a culture of connection, and building social activities into the rhythm of work.Constance Noonan Hadley Sarah L. Wright, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Showbiz ran in Cher’s blood, as her mother was a struggling actress with bit parts in a number of TV series.Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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The walking paths were shut down due to intense winds, and all of the suites and rooms were reserved for the Hallmark staff and talent to have a little bit of privacy.Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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These changes were captured in a pair of satellite images from the Landsat 5 and Landsat 8 satellites in the summers of 1984 and 2024, revealing how water now fills the void left by ice.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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And others argued that the void left by an underfunded network of grass-roots organizers gave way to overreliance on campaign staff members, who were not well-versed in the region’s cultural and political landscapes.Maya King, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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But if Republicans win a majority of seats in that chamber, too, Trump will have enormous leeway to not only push his cabinet appointees through, but to also pass his legislative agenda.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trump has outlined several broad themes that could affect the business of tech, including wider leeway for the cryptocurrency industry and skepticism of the Justice Department’s antitrust case seeking a possible breakup of Google.David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Denver allowed a pressure rate of 28.3% and five sacks — the second-lowest in the league during that span.Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
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Over the span of several weeks, students would take shifts sawing, hauling and trucking nearly 5,000 logs from a nearby plot of land.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Space.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/space. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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