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amongst

[uh-muhngst, uh-muhngkst] / əˈmʌŋst, əˈmʌŋkst /
PREPOSITION
amid
Synonyms
WEAK
amidst among between during mid over surrounded by throughout
Antonyms
WEAK
away from beyond far from outside separate
PREPOSITION
amid/amidst
Synonyms
WEAK
between during in the midst of in the thick of mid over surrounded by throughout
Antonyms
WEAK
away from outside separate

Example Sentences

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Beijing Daily said that as China has not qualified for the tournament there would be less interest in the event amongst football fans in the country.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

"If she has actually been moved to house arrest, then I hope that she will be allowed communication with me and her lawyers, amongst others," he added.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“One of the things that is a core shared function amongst all of these long-horizon agents is the ability to use the web,” Reed said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“The extreme amongst the vulgar in London doubtlessly is, to omit the r altogether—to convert far into fah, hard into hahd, cord into cawd,” wrote Benjamin Smart, an articulation expert, in 1836.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

I remember something, too, of the green grave-mounds; and I have not forgotten, either, two figures of strangers straying amongst the low hillocks and reading the mementoes graven on the few mossy head-stones.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë