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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
These particles were then fed into the trap and held for durations ranging from milliseconds to several seconds before being released and detected.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
Many are being proposed for longer durations, sometimes 30 or even 40 years.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
The mirrorless camera was used to snap bracketed exposures — where the same scene is imaged with a variety of exposure durations — while the smart telescope was tasked with capturing RAW footage of the eclipse.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
In the experiment, detailed in PLOS Biology, the team incubated specimens of common lab bacteriophage T7 alongside its foe, Escherichia coli bacteria, for varying durations.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2026
Kramer said teams that visited Kansas City were here for various durations.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
While most storage systems provide power in four-hour durations, or increasingly, eight hours, the iron-air battery technology Google is using, from a company called Form Energy, aims to dispatch up to 100 hours of power at a time.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
While China’s robotics companies have impressed viewers with their flashy kung-fu routines, the analyst said advances in reasoning, longer task durations, and the ability to chain multiple tasks together to perform different chores will matter more this year.
—Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Basic wheelchairs for short, temporary lengths can be found for $100 or less, while midrange chairs for longer or permanent durations usually cost $150-$300.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
Many are being proposed for longer durations, sometimes 30 or even 40 years.
—Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
The mirrorless camera was used to snap bracketed exposures — where the same scene is imaged with a variety of exposure durations — while the smart telescope was tasked with capturing RAW footage of the eclipse.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
In the experiment, detailed in PLOS Biology, the team incubated specimens of common lab bacteriophage T7 alongside its foe, Escherichia coli bacteria, for varying durations.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2026
Kramer said teams that visited Kansas City were here for various durations.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
While most storage systems provide power in four-hour durations, or increasingly, eight hours, the iron-air battery technology Google is using, from a company called Form Energy, aims to dispatch up to 100 hours of power at a time.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
While China’s robotics companies have impressed viewers with their flashy kung-fu routines, the analyst said advances in reasoning, longer task durations, and the ability to chain multiple tasks together to perform different chores will matter more this year.
—Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Basic wheelchairs for short, temporary lengths can be found for $100 or less, while midrange chairs for longer or permanent durations usually cost $150-$300.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for durations
Noun
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At times, Bartek doubts his own decision to go into farming.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Both played a key role in bringing the two sides together, were present at varying times throughout the 21-hours of inconclusive talks and have been working intensely to move the process forward.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Stranger Things’ transformation—from a charming homage to ’80s blockbusters to a sprawling transmedia franchise—was ribbed later in last night’s episode, in a commercial parody imagining a string of continuations.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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Many of the actions are continuations of boycotts that started earlier this year.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 Nov. 2025
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Mastectomies are lifesaving surgeries that remove a patient’s breasts to treat breast cancer, which affects 1 in 8 American women over their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetimes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ever-present discontent of voters Even as the pendulum has swung back and forth in recent Chilean presidential elections, there are deeper continuities across the different Chilean governments in the 21st century.—
Andra B. Chastain,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
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And yet the odd effect of Larsen and Letteney’s study is to make the continuities more vivid to us than the breaks.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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Those fishing in other regions will be given different dates.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The run — first set around 2024’s Short n’ Sweet then expanded to include 2025’s Man’s Best Friend — stretched across 72 dates.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2026
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Because the case will be decided by Cook County Judge Carl Boyd instead of a jury, the trial is not subject to the same time pressures and may have long continuances.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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And this year, at least five court hearings aimed at setting a trial date have ended in delays or continuances.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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