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on

[on, awn] / ɒn, ɔn /
ADVERB
in contact; ahead of
Synonyms
WEAK
about above adjacent against approaching at beside close to covering forth forward held leaning on near next on top of onward over resting on situated on supported touching toward upon with
Antonyms
WEAK
off

Example Sentences

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Freshmen Hannah Martin and Lucy Morris earned the decisive point with a 21-16, 22-20 win on Court 5 in Long Beach Millikan’s 4-1 triumph over Windward.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Sixteen years on, trees have been replanted, but the director of the Woodland Trust in Northern Ireland, John Martin, said full recovery is a long way off.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Department officials did not respond to a request for comment on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Despite piling additional pressure on already hard-pressed Americans, the latest GDP figures out this week showed the economy motoring along in the first three months of 2026.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Surrounded by strangers on a late summer afternoon in front of the service window at Sandy June’s, his heart full of frybread and his mind clear, he realized it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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