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among
preposition
surrounded
by
or
in
the
middle
of
many
things
or
people
.
•
The
tiny
cabin
stood
among
towering
pine
trees
.
The
tiny
cabin
stood
among
towering
pine
trees
.
•
A
colorful
parrot
was
hidden
among
the
leaves
.
A
colorful
parrot
was
hidden
among
the
leaves
.
preposition
in
the
group
of
;
as
one
of
.
•
Lena
was
the
best
swimmer
among
her
classmates
.
Lena
was
the
best
swimmer
among
her
classmates
.
•
There
is
widespread
fear
among
residents
about
the
storm
.
There
is
widespread
fear
among
residents
about
the
storm
.
preposition
shared
,
distributed
,
or
divided
between
several
people
or
things
.
•
They
split
the
pizza
among
the
five
children
.
They
split
the
pizza
among
the
five
children
.
•
The
inheritance
was
divided
among
the
three
siblings
.
The
inheritance
was
divided
among
the
three
siblings
.
Old
English
“
on
gemang
”
meaning
“
in
the
company
(
of
)”,
where
“
gemang
”
meant
‘
crowd
,
troop
’.
Over
centuries
the
phrase
fused
into
the
single
preposition
“
among
”.