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
The show teetered between artists — Brandy with three songs here, Monica with two there — making for a ceaseless conveyor belt of hits and many, many costume changes.
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Macron’s fourth in more than a year of almost ceaseless political upheaval — puts the French leader in a bind.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
The planet is tidally locked, so one side bakes in ceaseless sunshine while the other is always dark.
—Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Its opening installments even find a way to cram in some exposition amid all the terror and mayhem, but by the end of the season, the ceaseless adrenaline and motion of the plot are something to behold.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Macron’s fourth in more than a year of almost ceaseless political upheaval — puts the French leader in a bind.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
The planet is tidally locked, so one side bakes in ceaseless sunshine while the other is always dark.
—Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Its opening installments even find a way to cram in some exposition amid all the terror and mayhem, but by the end of the season, the ceaseless adrenaline and motion of the plot are something to behold.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceaseless
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Here on Earth, there’s a whole pipeline for identifying which components need to be replaced or repaired and when, with continuous monitoring transforming maintenance from a reactive endeavor to a predictive one.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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Elderly parole eligibility is determined by when the incarcerated person turns 50 years old and has served 20 years of continuous time in prison.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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With seemingly endless possibilities for ingredient combinations and twists, there's always a new way to serve a pasta salad at brunch, a ladies luncheon, or with a light supper.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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The recent headlines from Camber have only contributed to the winter gloom – a recent environmental disaster made the news after millions of plastic microbeads were discovered scattered across the endless dunes sparking a massive clean-up effort.—
Felicity Capon,
TheWeek,
19 Feb. 2026
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For continual production of round leaves even when the tree reaches maturity, plant Eucalyptus cinerea.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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That creates this continual negative feedback.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Today’s longevity-medicine movement is driven by the same aggressive desire for eternal youth as the mythic stories of old.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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They were taken to the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center, where a detention hearing will be held to determine continued custody, police said.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Some see the effort to re-focus his message on kitchen-table problems − and even to acknowledge that those problems are real − as an existential challenge to their own political futures and the GOP's continued control of Congress in November.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Many people know the history of deforestation, but far fewer know about the management of forests and groves as renewable and possibly immortal resources.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Channing Tatum is Caine Wise, a half-wolf, half-human being who joins forces with Jupiter to save the human race from its destiny of getting harvested for a liquid that makes the galaxy’s rulers immortal.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Feb. 2026
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The results contrast the president’s incessant assertion that the brunt of the cost of tariffs are paid for by foreign countries.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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With the incessant storms that year, bush pilots said red lights would be easier to see than the current blue ones.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 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 Feb. 2026.
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