between

[bih-tween] / bɪˈtwin /

ADVERB

middle from two points

Synonyms

STRONG

betwixt

WEAK

amid amidst among at intervals bounded by centrally located enclosed by halfway in in the middle in the midst of in the seam in the thick of inserted interpolated intervening medially mid midway separating

PREPOSITION

middle from two points

Synonyms

STRONG

'tween betwixt

WEAK

amid amidst among halfway in in the middle in the midst of in the seam in the thick of inserted interpolated intervening medially mid midway separating

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And overtaking has been all but impossible at Monaco between cars of similar levels of competitiveness for at least half a century.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Huntington Beach advances to play the winner of Wednesday’s game between Corona and Chula Vista Eastlake on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

“Peace talks between the U.S. and Iran struggled to stay on track,” ANZ Research analysts said in a research report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technology has demolished the boundaries between reality and fiction, handing cybercriminals strikingly convincing voice cloning tools to steal from people by mimicking loved ones.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Ma and Grandpa dart watchful eyes between me and Father.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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