During
During preposition - In the course of.
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Synonyms for During
Surrounded by and during are semantically related In some cases you can use "Surrounded by" instead a preposition "During".
Surrounded by
During and surrounded by are semantically related in middle topic. Sometimes you can use "During" instead a preposition phrase "Surrounded by", if it concerns topics such as among.
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Both terms in one sentence
- Most popular depictions of Adolf Hitler during Villainous Breakdown mode during the last part of World War II involve him raving about being surrounded by traitors and fools.
Source: Surrounded by Idiots -
Piccolo is surrounded by blue lightning during his battle against Son Goku in the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai, who is surrounded by red lightning.
Source: Yellow Lightning, Blue Lightning - At one point, during a first season episode of MST3K, Joel Robinson, prompted by yet another difficult wrangling of the robots, declares in anger 'I'm surrounded by idiots, of my own design!
Source: Surrounded by Idiots
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