Thesaurus results for HALF-LIFES

half-lifes

noun

variants or half-lives

plural of half-life

as in lifetimes

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Some researchers have linked chip manufacturing to thyroid and liver diseases, fertility problems, and cancer — an especially ironic outcome, given AI boosters’ claims that the technology will cure cancer within our lifetimes.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
In December 2015, Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, pledged 99% of their Facebook shares to charity during their lifetimes, to be managed through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, an LLC.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of lifetimes

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Heli and bike skiing expeditions take place across 17 peaks over 800 diverse runs, the highest at 2,585m above sea level.

— Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
The Brewers became the first team to score eight runs with two outs in a World Series inning, and Booser allowed four of those runs.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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Throughout the holiday season, these dates are typically extended, so be sure to double-check at the time of purchase.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2026
By stringing multiple kill dates of moss samples taken from different spots, scientists reconstructed a map of an advancing ice margin.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of dates

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The girls sometimes lived with their grandmother or an aunt, other times with their mother and Lasha’s father, who was a part of the sisters’ lives on and off until he was convicted of armed bank robbery in 2003.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
He has been sacked 17 times in six games, but the blame really should be on the coach for having a poor game plan.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of times

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During Lula's first two terms in office, from 2003 to 2010, Brazil's economy boomed, and millions of Brazilians rose out of poverty.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Vucic was seeking to become Serbia's prime minister after serving two near-full terms as president.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of terms

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Why The Type Of Bulb Matters Different types of bulbs use different amounts of energy and have varying life spans.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2026
And 47% of Gen Zers say traditional retirement planning does not sufficiently account for longer life spans, according to TIAA.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of life spans

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