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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Following the death, protests have broken out across the nation.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
At an altitude of 625 kilometers, an 18-meter reflector — even if optimally curved to focus that light down onto the Earth’s surface — would create a spot of light just-under 6 km across on Earth’s surface.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
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Preposition
As Capote worked across the Atlantic, Bennett stayed in touch.
—Adverb
Using a rolling pin, press the crust into a ¼-inch-thick circle that’s about 12 inches across.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for across
Preposition
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At that point, VMI had led for more than seven minutes of game time, Mizzou just over 12.—
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That’s a notch short of eBay, which raked in just over $20 billion in its latest quarter.—
Preposition
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Temperatures will be dropping throughout the day from the mid-to low 40s to the 30s.—
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The unit improved across the board throughout the regular season, but the final memory is typically the one that sticks, fair or not.—
Adverb
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Referee Peter MacDougall left midway through after taking a puck to the face and did not return.—
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Now more diners are flowing through, gazing at the handwritten menu on the wall affixed with neat strips of orange tape, or calling ahead.—
Preposition
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The moderates had expected a larger number of Democrats to vote with them as around 10-12 Democratic senators had been part of the negotiations.—
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Director Michael Arden, meanwhile, is up to his elbows just moving the cumbersome Legos of Dane Laffrey’s set around.—
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“Across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/across. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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