Thesaurus results for HALF-LIFES

half-lifes

noun

variants or half-lives

plural of half-life

as in lifetimes

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Noun

The researchers argued that better stability testing will be essential for determining how laboratory results translate into real-world lifetimes.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
For the study authors, its primary contribution lies in establishing that the damage occurs, so clinicians can monitor these patients more closely during their lifetimes, said Rouhani, and identify issues at an earlier stage.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifetimes

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This leaves plenty of room for optimistic interpretation of just how much sleep many get, while ignoring factors such as sleep fragmentation or durations of sleep stages.

— Mike McRae September 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
The new facility gives engineers more room to run higher-thrust firings and extend test durations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of durations

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And among those five appearances, their three best postseason runs have all come in the past three seasons.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026
Arizona’s Corbin Burnes gave five runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings, leaving after reaching his 75-pitch limit.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of runs

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Like essentially every other team, the Tigers pay close attention to pitchers’ times to the plate and catcher pop times to second base.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Winter Springs was whistled for 14 penalties for 135 yards, and Hagerty was flagged 12 times for 125 yards.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of times

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Pappas, who is giving up his House seat after four terms, raised twice as much money as Sununu and Brown combined and dwarfed his Democratic primary opponents, as well.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Additional terms and conditions may apply; check out the Mint Mobile page for details.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of terms

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Laboratory studies have shown that rapamycin could extend the life spans of yeast and mice—but, in a recent randomized human trial, older adults on the medication didn’t seem to experience any physical gains.

— Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Within that category, repair emerged as a particularly strong theme, reflecting a growing desire for extending product life spans over continually purchasing new items.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 11 June 2026

Definition of life spans

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