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amongst

[uh-muhngst, uh-muhngkst] / əˈmʌŋst, əˈmʌŋkst /
PREPOSITION
amid
Synonyms
WEAK
amidst among between during mid over surrounded by throughout
Antonyms
WEAK
away from beyond far from outside separate
PREPOSITION
amid/amidst
Synonyms
WEAK
between during in the midst of in the thick of mid over surrounded by throughout
Antonyms
WEAK
away from outside separate

Example Sentences

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These allegations of corruption – amongst the same Suffolk officials tasked with investigating the murders of sex workers – only added fuel to the conspiracy theories around law enforcement connections to the serial killer.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

He has had six top-five finishers in the past 10 runnings, though, so is usually in amongst it.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“Simply put, HDDs are perhaps the investments most-levered to data center spending amongst the ‘AI picks and shovels,’” he said, adding that the drives “remain a critical component bottleneck” for cloud-service providers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

"There is also a greater fluency amongst the patient population with regards to noticing and then talking about mental health disorders," he added.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The clock is ticking toward midnight, the harlequin juggler at the top balancing eleven balls amongst the twinkling stars and moving pieces.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern