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AMONG AND BETWEEN
BETWEEN - separating two places or things

Examples:

I sat down between Robert and William.

Our shop is closed between two and three.

The ball rolled between her feet.

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AMONG - in the middle of or surrounded by other things; usually used for three or more people or things

Examples:

They quickly disappeared among the crowd.

The exhausted runner was lying among the flowers.

We were sitting among my many relatives.