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Recent Examples of across
Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Her defense of science could trickle across to other conservative legislators who also think of the interests of their constituents and reelection prospects.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Most near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids that range in size from about 10 feet to nearly 25 miles across.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Preposition
The poll, conducted for the nonprofit Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, found that concerns cut across the partisan spectrum.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Her defense of science could trickle across to other conservative legislators who also think of the interests of their constituents and reelection prospects.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
Adverb
The commercial succinctly and humorously gets the point across.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Most near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids that range in size from about 10 feet to nearly 25 miles across.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for across
Preposition
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The airspace over Bedminster is locked down any time Trump is in town.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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Authorities were coming under scrutiny over whether the camps and residents in places long vulnerable to flooding received proper warning and whether enough preparations were made.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
Preposition
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Passengers can earn future flight credit and bonuses throughout the calendar year by flying JSX.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 July 2025
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San Francisco’s vacancy rate has surged by nearly 14 percentage points since late 2019, and is forecast to keep rising throughout the next five years.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
Adverb
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Even for those following every step of the way in the eight-week trial, from jury selection to witness testimony, closing arguments and jury deliberations, there were a lot of claims and evidence to parse through.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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The ordinance was rushed through by abusing the emergency ordinance process.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
4 July 2025
Preposition
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Our current favorite pairs include a few riffs on those flats from The Row—but thanks to the recent creative renaissance around jellies, there are so many more options to discover.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
15 July 2025
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At the 2025 Anime Expo in Los Angeles, the company shared that roughly half of its subscribers — that's over 150 million households, or around 300 million people — are watching anime consistently.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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“Across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/across. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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