as in via
using the means or agency of
the infection is spread to the rest of the body per the bloodstream
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as in each
for each one
you can have them at 50 cents per or three for $1.25
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Recent Examples of per
Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, Wired News, 4 Apr. 2025
Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 1 July 2019
That’s helped bring per-pound retail prices for beef patties down 16% from their September 2015 high of $5.12 to about $4.31 in June, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
—Jacob Bunge, WSJ, 30 June 2018
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Preposition
The location will be giving a free dozen donuts per month for a year to the first customer in line on Saturday.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, Wired News, 4 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Senior libero/setter Cassidy Donalson represented Spring Woods on the watch list after averaging a team-high 4.3 digs per set as a junior.
—Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 1 July 2019
That’s helped bring per-pound retail prices for beef patties down 16% from their September 2015 high of $5.12 to about $4.31 in June, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
—Jacob Bunge, WSJ, 30 June 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for per
Preposition
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Coachella announced the times via social media posts; see the full lineups for both weekends on the festival’s Instagram post, below.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek has contacted the National Institutes of Health for comment via email outside of regular office hours.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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But Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro each missed what would have been game-tying threes on the ensuing possessions before Jaden McDaniels made a 9-foot jumper to extend the Timberwolves’ lead to five with 1:05 to play.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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Kelly had spent more time in space than almost any other person—four missions, each longer than the last, totalling five hundred and twenty days.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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Von der Leyen’s comments come after retaliatory duties were announced by the bloc after the U.S. imposed tariffs on last month in a bid to protect European workers and consumers.—
Lim Hui Jie,Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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The McDonald’s Minecraft meal taps directly into drop culture—a strategy long embraced by sneaker brands and streetwear labels, now adapted for fast food.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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On Wall Street, companies with vast supply chains around the world helped lead the losses.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The book went on to become a best seller and was subsequently adapted into a film in 1976 with Sissy Spacek in the title role.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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The team used surrogate dogs -- since adopted through the humane society -- to help give birth to the dire wolves, which are white.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Mahdi's earliest memory was his father slamming his mother through a glass table and later lying to his son and saying his mother was dead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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News at Billboard's 2025 Women in Music Awards on March 29.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Jack Black hosted the episode – for the first time in 20 years – with Elton John and Brandi Carlile serving as the musical guests.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Per.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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