as in interior
an interior or internal part
structural decay had started from within
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Recent Examples of within
Mark Carey, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Tesla recalled the Cybertruck six times in the US within a year of launching the pickup in November 2023.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 16 July 2022
For the lit-from-within glow, the Beauty Light Wand in Peachgasm was applied and set with Cheek to Chic powder blush in Pillow Talk, the brand's signature shade.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 10 June 2022
Kyle Thomas, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
First the festivals, then New York and L.A., then the world would bear witness to her childhood fears, her daily passions and frustrations, her minutely observed existence, all tastefully packaged within, for instance, a buddy comedy or an interplanetary embezzlement plot.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Preposition
The app’s end-to-end encryption might play a part, given the confidentiality and high stakes that exist within football.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Tesla recalled the Cybertruck six times in the US within a year of launching the pickup in November 2023.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
Johnson is delicious in this scene, a perfect mix of bumbling and lit-from-within, but her performance crumbles like clay in the grasp of such a plodding script.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 16 July 2022
For the lit-from-within glow, the Beauty Light Wand in Peachgasm was applied and set with Cheek to Chic powder blush in Pillow Talk, the brand's signature shade.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 10 June 2022
Adverb
This could be a vital moment to turn within, as well as reflect on the past, home and family.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
First the festivals, then New York and L.A., then the world would bear witness to her childhood fears, her daily passions and frustrations, her minutely observed existence, all tastefully packaged within, for instance, a buddy comedy or an interplanetary embezzlement plot.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for within
Preposition
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On the Series watches, Apple plans to put the camera inside the device's display itself, while on the larger Ultra model, the camera will lie on the side of the watch, next to the side button.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
23 Mar. 2025
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The documentary charts the adventures of an artist collective in Rhode Island that found a hidden space inside the bowels of the Providence Place Mall in 2003.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Any information on how the prisoners were transported to the interior of the U.S. after capture in Europe would be of interest, as well.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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Named the Residences at 1428 Brickell, the interior of the building was created by Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (aka ACPV Architects) while local firm Arquitectonica handled the exterior and Ytech developed.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Even though that fund was welcomed, the implementation of the policy has been lackluster, and government squabbling and in-fighting ultimately led to Scholz losing his job.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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At 6ft 6in, Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev hits fast serves but often plays from the back of the court.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Within.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/within. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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