By
By preposition - In the course of.
Usage example: she attends college by day and works at the club by night
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Synonyms for By
During and by are semantically related in part of speech topic. In some cases you can use "During" instead a preposition "By", when it comes to topics like to, per.
During
During preposition - In the course of.
Usage example: we wrote notes during the boring lecture
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Synonyms for During
By and during are semantically related in to topic. You can use "By" instead a preposition "During", if it concerns topics such as per.
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