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Definition of amongnext
as in amid
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 The smear sites have alleged, without substantiation, that targets engaged in — among other activities — extortion, embezzlement, prostitution, drug dealing and human trafficking. Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026 Maryland is already among the most heavily regulated states in the nation, and government has continued to expand rather than streamline. Steve Hershey, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026 David and Ariel Cunio, who were among the last Israeli hostages to be freed from Gaza after two years of captivity last October, will travel to Berlin next week for a screening of Tom Shoval’s A Letter To David – The Complete Version. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026 Looks by Cong Tri, Lanvin and Givenchy, among others, were worn by high-profile acting nominees. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for among
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  • The new sentence was imposed amid a widespread crackdown on dissent in Iran following mass protests against the regime in January that have plunged the country into crisis.
    Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Early in the show, amid scenery that referenced plantations and colonialism, dancers dangled from utility lines in a reminder of the island’s fragile power grid.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
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  • Hunters can get Private Land Management tags issued by CDFW to the Conservancy, and the organization allocated around 500 tags a year between 2010 and 2023.
    Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2026
  • While it was made in the ‘90s, the collection (which showed slip dresses, shirts with undulating ruffles, and jacquard silk jackets constructed to look permanently burst-open) was inspired by the romance between Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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  • Prosecutors claim Sainz Salazar served as a key fentanyl producer for the Chapitos from about 2022 through 2025, helping manufacture millions of pills, arranging drug transactions under armed protection and operating labs that later became central to the group’s fentanyl production.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Consumers who buy Affordable Care Act insurance – as well as older adults and low-income families enrolled in government health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid – typically get drug discounts through their insurance plans.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026

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“Among.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/among. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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