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ADJECTIVE
eligible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable likely qualified suitable
WEAK
appropriate becoming capable of desirable discretionary elective employable equal to fitted in line for in the running licensed preferable privileged proper satisfactory seemly suited trained usable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unacceptable
WEAK
improper inappropriate ineligible unfit unsuitable unsuited unworthy
ADVERB
meanwhile
Synonyms
STRONG
meantime till
WEAK
ad interim concurrently during the interval for now for the duration for the moment for the time being for then in the interim in the interval in the intervening time in the meantime simultaneously until when
PREPOSITION
to
Synonyms
WEAK
as far as down to to this extent
PREPOSITION
to
Synonyms
WEAK
extending to stopping at till
PREPOSITION
until
Synonyms
WEAK
as far as before before the coming continuously down to in advance of in expectation prior to till to up till
PREPOSITION
unto
Synonyms
WEAK
against beside next to till toward until

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That included an extra padded practice in the week leading up to the game, and no crowd-distracting games on the videoboard.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2012, she was accused by unions of nepotism for influencing the hiring of up to 40 people, including numerous members of her family.

From BBC

It’s up to us to stop ingesting AI slop, outrage bait and misinformation-for-profit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hollywood may just be catching up to what viewers want amid chronic sequel fatigue.

From Salon

Residents queued up to buy food in grocery stores and the masked, heavily armed police visible the previous day were gone, AFP correspondents said.

From Barron's

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