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on this spot

ADVERB

here

Synonyms

STRONG

attendant attending hither present

WEAK

available hereabouts hitherto in this direction on board on deck on hand on the spot within reach

Antonyms

WEAK

there

Example Sentences

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There’s something romantic about the idea that this, right here, on this spot, this is where it all began.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024

The huge crater containing a mangled mattress buried under a pile of dust and stone is all that's left of the building that stood on this spot just days ago.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2024

She consulted with an impressive list of experts, from museum curators and historians to a glaciologist and paleobotanist, who advised her on what types of grasses likely grew on this spot thousands of years ago.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

It was especially meaningful, she added, to think of the Africans who arrived on this spot in 1619 without knowing what lay ahead.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2021

There were hundreds and hundreds of faces staring down at him from stands that had been magicked there since he’d last stood on this spot.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling