opposite
/ˈɑpəzət/, /ˈɑpzət/
adjectiveon the other side of an area when seen from a particular vantage point
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1. In this case, opposites attract.
2. Opposites attract.
3. So "opposites attract?"
4. And "Opposites attract."
5. Opposites attract.
next to
/nˈɛkst tuː/
prepositionin or into a position immediately to or right by one side of someone or something
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1. Somebody's eating bacon next to you.
2. Next to continue the adventure.
3. Next to make the horns for the top of the cake.
4. Next to add our sensor globes.
5. Others included a giant bottle of corrector fluid next to a pedestrian crossing and a giant office lamp.
over
/ˈoʊvɝ/
adverbacross from one side to the other
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1. Over half of the world's 7 billion people now live in cities.
2. The little girl now walks over the snow in her bare feet.
3. That business over time potentially could decline.
4. Today, over 70% of all heroin addicts in Switzerland receive treatment.
5. Women over 21 can undergo a regular pap smear, where a sample of tissue is gently scraped from the lining of the cervix to test for abnormal cells.
in
/ˈɪn/, /ɪn/
prepositionat a point inside or within a space or an area
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1. Some bacteria help humans in many ways.
2. The children are in the kitchen.
3. In 2009, two researchers ran a simple experiment.
4. Our story begins in the year 1963.
5. My mother believed in dreams and possibilities.
in front of
/ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌv/
phrasein a position at the front part of someone or something else or further forward than someone or something
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1. The lens focuses the image in front of the retina.
2. The man waves a cloth in front of the bull.
3. de Maulin's units encountered the allied cavalry in front of Pilgrimshain.
4. This thing, here to take pictures in front of.
5. Put your camera right in front of there.
on
/ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/
prepositionused to show that an object is physically in contact with or attached to a surface or object
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1. A young person was standing on the other side of the pond.
2. She quickly puts a golden apple on the table.
3. She quickly puts some wax on the scales.
4. The jogger puts his hand on the old woman’s arm.
5. Addiction overall is tough on any human being.
under
/ˈəndɝ/
prepositionin, to, or through a position that is below something
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1. So it goes back under the ground and sleeps again.
2. Now she is sitting under the most beautiful Christmas tree.
3. Google began organizing its health initiatives under the name Google Health in 2018, and now it boasts over 500 employees.
4. Pull the edges of the knot under.
5. The sauce is under.
behind
/bɪˈhaɪnd/
adverbtoward or at the back of something or someone
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1. Today, thanks to electronics, tiny devices that fit behind the ear contain both energy cells and an amplifier.
2. He quickly goes behind a tree before the men arrive.
3. They use enzymes to digest their food, and what they leave behind are byproducts of that process.
4. We moved on to oil refineries and chemical factories, learning about the unit operations behind them.
5. Cold water leaves up to ten percent of dust mites behind.
between
/bitˈwin/, /bɪtˈwin/
prepositionin, into, or at the space that is separating two things, places, or people
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1. A franchise is a legal and commercial agreement between an individual and a parent company.
2. There is oil and gas in the sea between Scotland and Norway.
3. The ceremony begins with a mock battle between the midwives and the other physicians.
4. Do you differentiate between dogma and spirituality?
5. It's a toss-up between Don Cheadle and Sam Jackson.
