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as in times
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
for the whole duration of the speech the bored audience fidgeted
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as in continuations
uninterrupted or lasting existence
scientists warning that the very duration of our civilization depends upon finding a solution to this major environmental problem
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Recent Examples of durations
Overall, Brazil’s sandbox is sharper for securities pilots and secondary-market plumbing, while Mexico is broader for novel business models with tight guardrails and defined maximum durations.
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Juan Arroyo, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This feature will help users better understand their sleep patterns through bedtimes, heart rates and sleep durations tracking.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The Idaho parcels identified on the map have been flagged for potential sale for varying durations.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2025
While wind and solar rely on climate conditions, a nuclear reactor can work for longer durations, and also complement the other renewable energy installations.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
However, one major difficulty that humans will face on the Moon that isn’t present on Earth is the extremely long durations of each night.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2025
The assets also tend to have shorter durations than investment-grade credit, Lloyd said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
According to the Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Space Medicine, long durations in space can change a person's eyes, including globe flattening, optic disc edema, and vision changes.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Double power laws can be used to describe the distribution of the number of friends on Facebook, durations of phone calls, and file sizes on a hard drive.
—Dmitri Pavlichin, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2018
Juan Arroyo, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This feature will help users better understand their sleep patterns through bedtimes, heart rates and sleep durations tracking.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
The Idaho parcels identified on the map have been flagged for potential sale for varying durations.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2025
While wind and solar rely on climate conditions, a nuclear reactor can work for longer durations, and also complement the other renewable energy installations.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2025
However, one major difficulty that humans will face on the Moon that isn’t present on Earth is the extremely long durations of each night.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2025
The assets also tend to have shorter durations than investment-grade credit, Lloyd said.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
According to the Baylor College of Medicine's Center for Space Medicine, long durations in space can change a person's eyes, including globe flattening, optic disc edema, and vision changes.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Double power laws can be used to describe the distribution of the number of friends on Facebook, durations of phone calls, and file sizes on a hard drive.
—Dmitri Pavlichin, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for durations
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Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The left is always, at all times and places, a violent phenomenon full of hatred.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Department intends to stop funding both 2025 new awards and non-competing continuations for these seven grant programs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Given the success of Demon Hunters, the suggestion of sequels or continuations have, of course, been top of mind for fans and creatives alike.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Well, rest assured, no Broncos fan ever wants to hear the word leverage again in their collective lifetimes.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy’s overarching goal of addressing chronic disease could take many lifetimes to achieve.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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Fans eagerly flipped through its pages, circling premiere dates and planning their weekly schedules around prime-time lineups.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas State, Stanford, Sam Houston, Duke, Purdue, Southeastern Louisiana and Texas State are all signed for future dates through 2030.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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Judge Lipner ruled that there would be no further continuances in the case.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The terms are frequently referenced by video game streamers.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Israel hit Doha, Qatar, an ally that has been hosting peace talks, neutralizing the president’s effort to persuade Hamas to accept terms for a ceasefire.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Durations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/durations. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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