Context and Drift

Context

Context noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Drift and context are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Drift" instead a noun "Context".

Nearby Words: contexture, contextual

Drift noun - A pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow).

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Context and drift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Context" instead a noun "Drift".

Nearby Words: drifted, drifting, drifter, driftage

emotional	emotional context	emotional drift
pure	pure context	pure drift
similar	similar context	similar drift
certain	certain context	certain drift
Other adjectives: original, poor, wrong, artistic, new, political, further, cultural.

Moderately Pedantic (Meaning is largely dependent on context, or the meaning has started to drift in popular use.)

Source: You Keep Using That Word
It Makes Sense in Context: ...at least it will if you don't drift off and lose track of what he's saying.

Source: Creator / Ross Noble
The series was criticised for not following up on Drift's character development from More than Meets the Eye, and - quite egregiously - using a character that had already been seeded as important by the Windblade miniseries in a completely incompatible context.

Source: Comic Book / Hasbro Comic Universe

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