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as in through
as the result of
the young man was overcome with grief
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as in by
using the means or agency of
was able to finish the project with her help
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as in despite
without being prevented by
with all his tough talk, he is still a very gentle person
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Recent Examples of with
And third, the center of the nebula is obscure, with what looks like a wispy cloud in the foreground blocking us from seeing the central star itself.
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Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
Darius Garland, acquired in the trade that sent James Harden to Cleveland, remains out with a toe injury.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
At area airports, many flights were still grounded Monday as runways remained slick with ice, leaving passengers stranded.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
On a typical weekday, school counselor Jennifer Blum gets to work at 6:55 a.m. with her three children in tow.
—Aaron Sullivan, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
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Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026
Darius Garland, acquired in the trade that sent James Harden to Cleveland, remains out with a toe injury.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
At area airports, many flights were still grounded Monday as runways remained slick with ice, leaving passengers stranded.
—Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
On a typical weekday, school counselor Jennifer Blum gets to work at 6:55 a.m. with her three children in tow.
—Aaron Sullivan, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for with
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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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Overwhelm, already a danger to investigators managing a complex case, isn’t helped by online conspiracy theorists and other noisemakers.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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After the nuptials, hundreds of dyads will renew their vows as part of Love in Times Square, a long-running tradition held by the Times Square Alliance, a neighborhood nonprofit.—
Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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And despite her plans being waylayed, time is on her side.—
Anchorage Daily News,
Anchorage Daily News,
7 May 2020
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And despite the gameplay and unpredictability down the stretch, that is kind of what happened.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
7 May 2020
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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
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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
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The former county clerk in Colorado was convicted of multiple crimes for letting someone access data from a secure voting system in an effort to prove unsubstantiated 2020 election conspiracies.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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