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preposition

ˈpər How to pronounce per (audio)
Definition of pernext
as in via
using the means or agency of the infection is spread to the rest of the body per the bloodstream

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adverb

as in each
for each one you can have them at 50 cents per or three for $1.25

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Recent Examples of per
Preposition
The telescope is expected to transmit one terabyte of data per day — like streaming 1 million songs from 1 million miles away down to Earth, said Jeremy Perkins, Roman telescope integration and test scientist at Goddard. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Official inflation is near 90%, the rial has passed 2 million to the dollar, and the IMF has this year put the contraction in a range of about 5 to 6 percent, per Anadolu's explainer and the Fund's later wartime update. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The solid-color options are less than $3 per pair, making these compression socks a steal. — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026 The judge ultimately ruled that Weatherall must remain in custody until a psychological evaluation is completed in September, per Fox Carolina. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for per
Recent Examples of Synonyms for per
  1. via
  2. each
  3. by
  4. with
  5. through
  6. in
Preposition
  • Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death via a video announcement on Facebook.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The entity was converted into a public company in 2012, and went public via a dual IPO on Malaysian bourse Bursa Malaysia and the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX).
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of via
Adverb
  • There were two separate parties with some 30 friends and family at each.
    — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist each earned five nominations.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Definition of each
Preposition
  • The film is produced by Mattia Guerra for Be Water Film, Filippo Sugar and Elisabetta Biganzoli for Sugar Play, and Marco Colombo for Adler Entertainment, together with Marco Morabito and Fasano.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Clinker is a dark gray, pebble-sized material made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln to about 2,642 degrees Fahrenheit (1,450 degrees Celsius).
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of by
Preposition
  • Witnesses had testified to the heated gang rivalry between the South Side Compton Crips and Mob Piru, which were associated with dueling record companies Bad Boy Records and Death Row Records.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Over the following two and a half years, the data center will incrementally ramp its load up to a minimum bill demand of 480 megawatts with a maximum contract demand of 600 megawatts, the memo said.
    — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of with
Preposition
  • The first established the system in flight, while the latest evaluation added further data from multiple rounds launched through HIMARS.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • One bright spot for Lake Zurich was senior quarterback Joey Wessman, who found some success through the air.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of through
Preposition
  • If the league and union can’t agree on a new contract by some time in March, some regular-season games likely would be canceled.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Tehran has about 20 million barrels of crude oil on tankers in Asia waiting to discharge to China, the main recipient of Iranian oil, that is a source of revenue, Smith said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of in

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“Per.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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