Amidst
Near and amidst are semantically related. in accompanying topic. In some cases you can use "Near" instead a preposition "Amidst".
Near
Near adjective - Being the less far of two.
Amidst and near are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amidst" instead a preposition "Near".
Both words in one sentence
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Wilhelm Scream: The infamous scream can be faintly heard amidst the man's other screams as the spider monsters mutilate him in the mist during the escape attempt from the store near the movie's end.
Source: Literature / The Mist - With their cities aflame amidst rioting and protests against the military and the population restless after what was a costly victory, Terran's been at a near-complete loss to find lasting peace.
Source: Video Game / Fury³ - Near the end of the second season of Farscape, Crichton incoherently rambles about how he's trying to do something but the mind-control chip in his head won't let him and vaguely gestures at a gun amidst scattered chess pieces.
Source: I Cannot Self-Terminate
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