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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
There are certainly a few autumnal signs, a falling leaf carried on the breeze here and there, if past AI winters are any guide.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Blows are traded here and there, but with no wide performance margins (besides the larger MSI Raider 18 pulling away from the 16-inchers in a few cases), other features and performance categories should make your decision.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Slow feeder, lick mats Some dogs are casual grazers, eating a little here and there throughout the day.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
But adding a handful here and there will liven up your recipes in the most amazing way.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Blows are traded here and there, but with no wide performance margins (besides the larger MSI Raider 18 pulling away from the 16-inchers in a few cases), other features and performance categories should make your decision.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Slow feeder, lick mats Some dogs are casual grazers, eating a little here and there throughout the day.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
But adding a handful here and there will liven up your recipes in the most amazing way.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for here and there
Adverb
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Make software building available to all people everywhere.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the mid-2010s, the girlboss was everywhere.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This allows for more sugars in the leaves to be left behind when the trees begin to transition into winter mode, producing vibrant red and sometimes purple leaves.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Although that relationship can sometimes be antagonistic, the central bank has long had powerful supporters in both parties on Capitol Hill and on its key committees.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Passenger train travel time between Milan and Genoa will be cut to about an hour from more than 1½ hours.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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He had been wanted on charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the suffocation deaths of Paityn Decker, 9; Evelyn Decker, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5, of Wenatchee in Chelan County, about 150 miles east of Seattle.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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These boulders, ranging in size from several meters to hundreds of meters and weighing up to a few tons, occasionally tumble down cliffs and crater walls, leaving bright tracks of disturbed lunar dust behind.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant remains open, run by Un’s talented kitchen team, with Un, Chaparro, and Mama Kim dropping in occasionally; the food remains sharp and bright and deep and exhilarating, the mood vivacious and young and loud and polychromatic.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Here and there.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/here%20and%20there. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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