1
as in continuous
going on and on without any interruptions
there has been ceaseless rain for three days
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as in endless
lasting forever
promised her ceaseless happiness if she would only marry him
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Recent Examples of ceaseless
As temperatures drop and autumn gives way to the seemingly ceaseless snows of winter, some animals in northerly climes exchange their pelage or plumage of summer drab for the purest white.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The state is a target of ceaseless social media and internet criticism, some of it far-fetched but, unfortunately, much of it is deserved, such as its seemingly intractable homelessness crisis.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
In Finland, trust is both an antibody arising from a common threat and an institutional construct requiring ceaseless work.
—Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
The closest thing to a lull in the ceaseless stream of dopey humor is the songs, which can be charming but generally don’t try to be amusing at all.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The state is a target of ceaseless social media and internet criticism, some of it far-fetched but, unfortunately, much of it is deserved, such as its seemingly intractable homelessness crisis.
—Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
In Finland, trust is both an antibody arising from a common threat and an institutional construct requiring ceaseless work.
—Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
The closest thing to a lull in the ceaseless stream of dopey humor is the songs, which can be charming but generally don’t try to be amusing at all.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceaseless
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State health departments will continue to conduct daily symptom monitoring, as well as 24/7 continuous oversight of each person, and provide guidance through the remainder of the 42-day monitoring period, which will end June 21.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Each boasts a spacious open floor plan commingling indoors and outdoors over a single, continuous space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Looking out at an endless expanse of ocean blue while the foaming tide rolls in is enough to put anyone in a vacation state of mind.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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While prospects complete jump-shot circuits and execute standing vertical leaps on the hardwood floor of the arena, a jumbotron above them displays a carrousel of percentages and decimals, a seemingly endless scroll documenting the quality of their performance.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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The department went on to say that there's continual ongoing evaluations of the system's performance, though there aren't specific reporting requirements, nor are there audits.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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How hospital facility dog programs work Although no one tracks the number of facility dogs in children’s hospitals, Rodriguez points to the continual growth of the annual Facility Dog Summit, where handlers and other participants network and where attendance nearly doubled from 2024 to 2025.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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And for me, ‘Amor Eterno,’ coincidentally also patterns how most requiems start, which is requiem eternum, eternal rest, eternal love.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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Features include a magnetic eternal pen, ruler, #11 scalpel blade, bottle opener, ceramic-bead glass breaker, bit driver, caliper, and adjustable wrench with a 0-18 mm capacity.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
28 May 2026
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Supporters of the project argue that maintaining that advantage will require continued investment in specialized facilities, which are often too expensive for individual organizations to build on their own.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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The agreement is expected to extend the current shaky ceasefire that has been in place since early April, though both sides have accused the other of breaching it with continued strikes.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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The authors of the study also point out that finding naturally immortal complex tissues challenges our conventional perceptions of what being alive really means.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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But as a concept, the man codenamed 007 is immortal, bound for resurrection to serve king and country.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
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What LeVert couldn’t solve, however, was the Pistons’ incessant fouling.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Negotiations, compromise, limited strikes, sanctions, temporary deals—none of them stopped, or could stop, Iran’s drive for nuclear-weapons capacity, its incessant efforts to subvert neighbors, or its attempts to destroy the state of Israel.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 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 6 Jun. 2026.
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