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Legendary rapper Jay-Z came out in defense of Bad Bunny amid controversy over the Puerto Rican recording artist being tapped to perform at the Super Bowl LX halftime show.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Donna Rosenstein, the head of casting at Amazon MGM Studios, is exiting the studio amid broader layoffs at Amazon.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
At least three people have also died in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic, where another individual remains missing amid the storm, the outlet reported.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The work comes amidst questions on the future of homeless services locally.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Donna Rosenstein, the head of casting at Amazon MGM Studios, is exiting the studio amid broader layoffs at Amazon.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
At least three people have also died in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic, where another individual remains missing amid the storm, the outlet reported.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The work comes amidst questions on the future of homeless services locally.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amid
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This, plus the ongoing calls among family members, maintains a powerful sense of human connection and love.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Lurking among the chaos is the Tesmans’ family friend, Judge Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), with whom Hedda is currently having an affair.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
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When beneficiaries will feel the impact varies, since states typically provide the benefits on a rolling basis during the month.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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That old story survived the reevaluation of war that took place during the Enlightenment; the transformation of the modern battlefield by mass mobilization and factory-scale killing in the twentieth century; and now, the separation between killer and target facilitated by technology.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Amid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amid. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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