Definition of nonstop
: done, made, or held without a stop : not easing or letting up
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Examples of nonstop in a Sentence
nonstop negotiations in an eleventh-hour attempt to avert a strike
Recent Examples of nonstop from the Web
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There currently are 21 nonstop flights into Boise from airports across the country, with more scheduled to be added shortly.
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And also a beach party in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday which is nothing but nonstop rain.
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The atmospheric river is expected to deliver nonstop rain across much of the state and provide some relief to areas that have seen a resurgence in drought conditions.
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Some in the community believe that the nonstop rain in the mountains of Comitancillo is making up for the previous years, when suddenly the annual rainy season didn’t come at all.
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The unboxing is meant to increase suspense, but the nonstop blundering only provides unease.
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Rather than projecting unity ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting, the gathering generated nonstop images of division.
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Rather than projecting unity ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting, the gathering generated nonstop images of division.
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And most notably for his own legacy as a general manager, West worked himself into a frazzle in the summer of 1996 to lure free-agent Shaquille O'Neal to the Lakers, days of nonstop negotiation that landed West in the hospital.
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First Known Use of nonstop
1900
nonstop Synonyms
Synonyms
ceaseless, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, incessant, perpetual, running, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
intermittent, periodic, periodical, recurrent, recurring;
alternate, alternating, cyclic (or cyclical), rhythmic (or rhythmical), seasonal, serial;
erratic, fitful, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady;
Related Words
dateless, deathless, endless, eternal, everlasting, immortal, interminable, permanent, undying, unending;
changeless, constant, stable, steady, unchanging, unvarying;
Recent Examples of nonstop from the Web
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The phone was buzzing nonstop and the 32-mile, 90-minute commute home was an outrage in itself.
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That's because American Airlines is flying a nonstop from Anchorage this summer.
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Since then, the three have been talking nonstop, through text, Facebook Messenger and phone calls.
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United is flying a seasonal daily nonstop from Newark to Porto through October 3.
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Related stories from Sacramento Bee Sacramento airport launches new nonstop flight Thursday to this international city Southwest plans to fly nonstop to Hawaii from Sacramento Headed to Vegas?
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Southwest Airlines, the New Orleans airport's largest carrier, has also added destinations, including a new nonstop to Sacramento and flights to Atlanta, Austin, Chicago-Midway, Dallas, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Orlando, Phoenix and St. Louis.
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The latest upheaval of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, comes on the heels of an eruption cycle that began in 1983 and continued almost nonstop for 35 years, destroying more than 200 dwellings and other structures.
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The European planemaker sees demand for between 50 and 100 orders for a longer-range version of the A350 model, capable of flying from Sydney to London nonstop, Airbus’s chief salesman Eric Schulz said in Sydney Sunday.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonstop.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of nonstop
1975
NONSTOP Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of nonstop for English Language Learners
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: done or made without stopping
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: not stopping
NONSTOP Defined for Kids
Definition of nonstop for Students
: without a stop
- He talked nonstop.
- It's a nonstop flight.
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