betwixt

Definition of betwixtnext
as in between
old-fashioned + literary in the space separating two things or people took a seat betwixt two other passengers

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between
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  • That tension — between the gravity of what the commission documented and the limits of what it was empowered to do — defined Thursday’s release of its final report.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • But this became a civil war between millionaire golfers with some moral backbone and tens-of-millionaires without any.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Betwixt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betwixt. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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