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as in everywhere
in one place and another
an overgrown lawn with yellow patches of dandelions scattered here and there
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as in sometimes
on some occasions
she spoke so softly that I only caught a word here and there
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Recent Examples of here and there
Not even a helmet, aside from Drake Maye pulling his on here and there for team periods.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
Distinguished for its permanent collection of Renoirs, Sargents, and Homers and for its big, academic paintings shows held indoors in summer, this year the Clark has done an outdoor, contemporary sculpture show, displayed here and there on the Clark’s 140-acre campus.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 July 2025
In Berlin, parks are usually just some trees, scraggly wild grass, and rugged natural paths mixed in with a monument or statue here and there and several walls scattered with graffiti.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
To reheat, add a few tablespoons of water and warm it on the stove, covered, stirring here and there.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 July 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
Distinguished for its permanent collection of Renoirs, Sargents, and Homers and for its big, academic paintings shows held indoors in summer, this year the Clark has done an outdoor, contemporary sculpture show, displayed here and there on the Clark’s 140-acre campus.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 July 2025
In Berlin, parks are usually just some trees, scraggly wild grass, and rugged natural paths mixed in with a monument or statue here and there and several walls scattered with graffiti.
—Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
To reheat, add a few tablespoons of water and warm it on the stove, covered, stirring here and there.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
Adverb
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The basket went everywhere Jane did; from the grocery store to the red carpet at Cannes, Birkin’s basket was a whole thing.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Tuition is everywhere the leading source for universities of unrestricted revenue.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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Fittingly, the music is intense, darkly funny, frequently beautiful, absurd, sometimes frightening, belligerent, angry, crazy.—
Will Hermes,
Rolling Stone,
26 July 2025
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Apart from their sometimes larcenous bid/ask spreads, unlisted shares may not qualify for commission-free trading.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
Adverb
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Nationally, about $4 billion annually is returned by all 50 states to the rightful owners as the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators says that one in every seven Americans is owed money.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
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From 2002 to 2024, Brazil lost about 33.5 million hectares of primary forest, 47% of its total tree cover loss.—
Simi Thambi,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adverb
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What used to be a two-lane road will drop down to one lane during the week and occasionally on Saturdays as construction requires, according to airport leadership.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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Brooks just takes them in some delightfully daffy (and occasionally deeply scary) new directions.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 July 2025
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