1
as in continuous
going on and on without any interruptions
there has been ceaseless rain for three days
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2
as in endless
lasting forever
promised her ceaseless happiness if she would only marry him
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Recent Examples of ceaseless
Despite the ceaseless attention on Nancy’s house, multiple delivery drivers—flowers, pizza, Amazon—have been able to walk right up to the same front stoop that law enforcement found drops of Nancy’s blood splattered on in recent days.
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Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 14 Feb. 2026
That’s how, from nothing and ceaseless motion, money gets made.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
For more than a month, the San Francisco Bay Area has been subjected to a seemingly ceaseless stampede of earthquakes — the latest in a series of seismic swarms that have rattled windows and raised fears across California.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Modern life, with its ceaseless churn and relentless pace, may make people less likely to pursue parenthood.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 14 Feb. 2026
That’s how, from nothing and ceaseless motion, money gets made.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
For more than a month, the San Francisco Bay Area has been subjected to a seemingly ceaseless stampede of earthquakes — the latest in a series of seismic swarms that have rattled windows and raised fears across California.
—Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Modern life, with its ceaseless churn and relentless pace, may make people less likely to pursue parenthood.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceaseless
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The battery generates a continuous flow of direct current (DC) electricity, without relying on additional external energy sources.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Porta also works entirely free of cables, using an internal rechargeable battery to remove the need for continuous access to power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Apr. 2026
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And what fame gave me, what addiction fueled was opportunity for endless consent, which led me to be a hedonist and a fool and an exploiter of women.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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The grief from suicide is endless.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
23 Apr. 2026
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Miami, a city that seems under continual reinvention, has seen several implosions over the years.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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As the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) wrote in his magnum opus Leviathan, there would be no culture, no navigation, no knowledge of the face of the earth, no arts, no letters, no society; instead, there would be rapes, thefts, murders, and continual fear of violence.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some of the moments to treasure are not so eternal and familiar.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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But hope runs eternal among box office pundits, with many counting on a repeat of summer 2023 and the Barbenheimer phenomenon.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Fuqua’s facility helps explain both his continued success and, perhaps, his relatively low profile.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The five-star analyst added that growing demand in scale-up networking is giving confidence in continued strength in future earnings, encouraging investors to look beyond 2027 and factor in these opportunities.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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The season ends with Rachel driving away, now as this immortal witness to the ongoing curse.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Divine Dancers duology comes to a close as immortal celestial dancer Meneka attempts to hide from her divine fate with mortal sage Kaushika, with whom seduction turned to genuine love.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Rumors — vague, unsubstantiated — were a source of incessant dirt-dishing among political insiders and also circulated extensively online.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Bologna’s man-to-man press is incessant and does not change for any opponent, home or away.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Ceaseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceaseless. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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