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| Main Entry: | amid |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | middle |
| Synonyms: | among, between, during, mid, over, throughout, amidst, amongst, surrounded by |
| Notes: | among applies to things that can be separated and counted; amid to things that cannot use between when referring to two, use among for three or more entities, and use amid for a quantity that is not made up of separate items; between applies to reciprocal arrangements and among to collective arrangements |
| Antonyms: | beyond, outside, separate, away from, far from |
| Main Entry: | amid/amidst |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in middle of; among |
| Synonyms: | between, during, mid, over, throughout, amongst, in the midst of, in the thick of, surrounded by |
| Antonyms: | outside, separate, away from |
| Main Entry: | between |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | middle from two points |
| Synonyms: | 'tween, amid, amidst, among, at intervals, betwixt, bounded by, centrally located, enclosed by, halfway, in, in the middle, in the midst of, in the seam, in the thick of, inserted, interpolated, intervening, medially, mid, midway, separating, surrounded by, within |
| Antonyms: | around, away, away from, outside, separate |
| Main Entry: | during |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | concurrently with an activity, event |
| Synonyms: | amid, as, meanwhile, mid, midst, over, pending, throughout, until, when, while, all along, all the while, at the same time as, at the time, for the time being, in the course of, in the interim, in the meanwhile, in the middle of, in the time of, the time between, the whole time |
| Main Entry: | among |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in the middle of; between |
| Synonyms: | amid, mid, with, amidst, betwixt, encompassed by, in dispersion through, in the midst of, in the thick of, surrounded by |
| Antonyms: | outside, separate, away from |
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