: done, made, or held without a stop : not easing or letting up
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nonstop negotiations in an eleventh-hour attempt to avert a strike
Recent Examples of nonstop from the Web
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Take a look through the gallery above to see which nonstop flights can be taken from Houston.
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Oakland International Airport on Tuesday announced nonstop flights to Paris begin this week on low-cost Norwegian Air with some one-way tickets priced at $180.
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To start, the airline will offer nonstop flights to Philadelphia, Denver, and Orlando, with more cities to be added in the future.
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Getting There: From June through early September, nonstop flights take off from Montreal to the Magdalen Islands.
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Baltimore’s airport used to beg airlines for more nonstop flights to the West Coast, but carriers said no.
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In addition to Florida, there are 8 nonstop flights on Saturdays to Phoenix this month.
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Tickets for nonstop flights between Chicago and Auckland are available on Air New Zealand’s website and are expected to go on sale on United’s website on Friday.
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The current record-holder for the world’s longest nonstop flight is Qatar Airways, which flies from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand: 9,025 miles.
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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;
: a nonstop airplane flight
Recent Examples of nonstop from the Web
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Opposing teams and their coaches began acknowledging their amazing play — and, almost more than the victories, noting their sheer endurance to play nonstop through four six-minute quarters.
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From Anchorage to Portland, the airline is resuming its seasonal nonstop on May 25, with fares starting at $104 one-way.
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He’s been helping coordinate with students from across the country, so his phone has been pinging nonstop with messages and emails.
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Rio in the News The Rio Olympics, like past Olympic Games, have been in the news nonstop.
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The number of travelers flying that route nonstop has increased more than 15% each of the past three years.
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Those are just a fraction of the stories that have turned TV news into a nonstop, anxiety-inducing saga in 2018.
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British Airways’ nonstop to London debuted in 2011, followed a year later by Japan Airlines’ service to Tokyo.
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The neighbors across the street have been blasting their stereo nonstop.
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
NONSTOP Defined for Kids
: without a stop
- He talked nonstop.
- It's a nonstop flight.
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