variants also amongst
as in amidst
in or into the middle of a gull landed among the burgers-and-fries eaters at the outdoor snack bar, clearly looking for handouts

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Recent Examples of among District court judges have temporarily blocked the president's effort to ban transgender people from serving in the military, his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship and the administration's mass firings of federal probationary workers, among others. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025 The resolution has 16 co-sponsors, including Representatives Andy Biggs of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, among others. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025 On that same topic, among NASCAR drivers, does everyone generally try to find a balance between analysis and clearing the headspace? Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025 The strict measures have been controversial among South Beach business owners. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • Season 1 didn’t have a ton of mixing, but there was such a great conflict established between Armond and Shane.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Earlier in the season, there are hints at a strange dynamic between the brothers.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
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  • Both teams were shooting better than 60% and went a combined eight of 19 from three-point range through the first 10 minutes.
    Jeff Wallner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Supporting your body's natural collagen production through eating foods that help with collagen production, getting enough sleep, protecting yourself from the sun, and avoiding smoking may be a better option than supplementation.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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  • Former President Joe Biden last year ordered his national security team to establish working groups to monitor the issue amid warnings from U.S. intelligence that Russia was escalating a shadow war against Western nations.
    Erin Banco and Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Four years later, amid allegations that a handful of doctors were issuing bogus medical exemptions for unvaccinated children, legislators passed SB 276, giving the state more authority to scrutinize those exemptions.
    Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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