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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

Synonyms

WEAK

as far as down to to this extent

PREPOSITION

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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You can take them in the build up to a game so you can stay up late to watch the football or after a night of action to help refresh a tired brain.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

The offering is a good omen for SpaceX’s AI-focused rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, both of which recently filed paperwork that sets them up to stage similarly megasize offerings later this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

A federation can give equal payouts to players, coaches and team personnel, or give a bulk to players — it’s up to each federation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

He’s lined up to take the mound Wednesday against the Rays, before the Dodgers’ off day Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

By the time they got back, Auntie Bernadette was up to her wrists in dough.

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

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