in context
idiom
1
: in a sentence with other words
To really know a word, you must be able to use it in context.
2
: while thinking about the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens
We need to consider these events in context.
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To put this age difference in context, Tyson was 30 years old with a 45-2 record when Paul was born in January 1997.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
To put that in context, of the world’s 199 passports, only 22 have dropped down the ranking in the last decade.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Just to place the key issue in context: Investors who use options and technical analysis, and who identify an objective other than speculation as their primary motivation for trading on average earn 73% more per year, risk-adjusted, than their speculating counterparts.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The approach prompts them to slow down, understand things in context and, frankly, become more engaged in the story — with all of its twists, turns and complexities.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
To put that in context, of the world’s 199 passports, only 22 have dropped down the ranking in the last decade.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Just to place the key issue in context: Investors who use options and technical analysis, and who identify an objective other than speculation as their primary motivation for trading on average earn 73% more per year, risk-adjusted, than their speculating counterparts.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The approach prompts them to slow down, understand things in context and, frankly, become more engaged in the story — with all of its twists, turns and complexities.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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“In context.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20context. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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