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about

Definition for about

adverb as in in an opposite direction

Strongest match

around

Weak matches

back, backward, in reverse, round

adverb as in lying anywhere without order, arrangement

Strongest match

around

preposition as in near an amount, quantity

preposition as in near or close to in position

Strongest match

nearby

Weak matches

adjacent, beside

preposition as in on every side, in every direction

Strongest matches

around, through

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And he delivered the kind of game the baseball world dreamed about when the two-way phenom first arrived from Japan, fulfilling the prophecy that accompanied him as a near-mythical prospect eight years earlier.

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“His ability to shoot the ball in such tight windows; he takes shots that I would never even think about taking in situations,” Reaves said before the game Friday.

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Its members find themselves in the middle of rows at Stormont, in the middle of Northern Ireland's old tribal divisions and in the middle of the debate about a border poll.

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She asked the doctors about lifestyle changes but was told "there was no rhyme or reason" for her tumour and to "be sensible" - eating healthily and not drinking too much alcohol.

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Within weeks, Yana had uncovered troves of documents about his relatives, including details of their properties and possessions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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