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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
Also, during the season, things happen where guys miss 10 games here and there.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Since then, outbreaks here and there have generally been stopped quickly.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
That leaves a smattering of partisan gains here and there.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Clear, blue skies and tolerable temperatures are enveloping the Pharmalot campus this morning, where the official mascots are snoozing here and there after hunting for breakfast and keeping neighbors at bay.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Since then, outbreaks here and there have generally been stopped quickly.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
That leaves a smattering of partisan gains here and there.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Clear, blue skies and tolerable temperatures are enveloping the Pharmalot campus this morning, where the official mascots are snoozing here and there after hunting for breakfast and keeping neighbors at bay.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
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Wet or snowy roads may remain slick as temperatures fall below freezing everywhere.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Brooks makes performance running gear for runners everywhere.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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In South Africa, legislation in the early two-thousands codified a program called Black Economic Empowerment, which, among other initiatives, incentivizes employers to hire Black South Africans; a more recent law allows the government to expropriate private land, sometimes without compensation.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Used to be, when something went bad wrong in the military, folks up and down the chain-of-command would honorably resign, sometimes even to the uppermost of the civilian ranks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Song was arrested about a week later.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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Born in Japan in 1977, in the town of Shizuoka, about an hour outside Tokyo, Jima moved to the States to attend college.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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My dream guy occasionally nudged me to pet him or offer a treat.—
Jennifer Wolfgram,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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And occasionally from on stage, where people are seated in the round.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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