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as in with
using the means or agency of
try to convince them by reason alone, if possible
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as in in
at, within, or to a short distance or time
the library is close by
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Recent Examples of by
Phoebe Fry, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Feb. 2026
Information for this article was contributed by Claudia Ciobanu of The Associated Press.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Passers-by at Orange County Convention Center became onlookers.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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Preposition
Some are rooted in tradition, while others are inspired by Asian foodways throughout the diaspora.
—Phoebe Fry, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Feb. 2026
Information for this article was contributed by Claudia Ciobanu of The Associated Press.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2026
Adverb
Cars driving by have been honking and shouting their support for the students.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Passers-by at Orange County Convention Center became onlookers.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for by
Preposition
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Among this group, 802 cancer survivors provided dietary information via a questionnaire from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), according to the press release.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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By graduation, Toma should have earned via AP exam credits and community college work 60 to 70 University of California transferable credits, depending on the institution.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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Essential goods strain meager household budgets, with consumers paying around 363 Pakistani rupees for a dozen eggs or 2,186 Pakistan rupees for a kilogram of wheat flour, according to economic data firm CEIC Data, citing 2025 figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Brennan Center looks at what the change will be by region in 2030 compared with 2020.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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Since June, federal immigration raids have disrupted neighborhoods and communities across Los Angeles and around the nation, including at work sites, along neighborhood streets and in commercial areas.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Beyond the physical health risks, doctors and lawyers warn the societal shame around menstruation has a corrosive impact on women’s mental wellbeing and sense of self.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount, the affidavit says.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Rudzena said that Nancy, an Arizona resident, would visit over the years and became a viewer when the church began airing its services online during the pandemic.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Lindgren’s customers are stylists, celebrities and influencers, who often pop in, as Australian content creator Zofia Krasicki did last month, ahead of exclusive events like Paris Fashion Week or Sundance Film Festival.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Zubimendi’s effort kissed the post on its way in, but Declan Rice and Kai Havertz had shots from similar distances whizz just past the frame of the goal in the 15 minutes before half-time.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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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
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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
Preposition
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Knee-assist devices and exoskeletons often use simple bearings placed near the knee, which can create painful misalignment because a real knee hinges but also shifts, rolls, and slides.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Brown grew up in Franklin, a small city near the Kentucky-Tennessee border, and found his passion for music at a young age.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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Even though the details vary, this story applies to practically all intermediate mass stars that are born all throughout the cosmos.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Members of the final 18-person jury panel will be allowed to maintain their normal social media use throughout the trial.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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