as in continuous
disapproving
having or seeming to have no end; continuing for a very long time
an interminable war an interminable wait
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Recent Examples of interminable
For some, accepting mistakes is preferable to an interminable few minutes of scrolling through frames and drawing lines.
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
The reward for winning is the right to unleash an interminable flood of trash talk; the price of losing is to absorb it.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
Polly’s demands could be interminable.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
But the ones that do get rewarded with a deep, meditative little cocktail, friendlier than a Toronto but still prickly with bitterness and stout with proof, a cocktail worth hunkering down with on these dark and interminable nights of January.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2026
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
The reward for winning is the right to unleash an interminable flood of trash talk; the price of losing is to absorb it.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026
Polly’s demands could be interminable.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
But the ones that do get rewarded with a deep, meditative little cocktail, friendlier than a Toronto but still prickly with bitterness and stout with proof, a cocktail worth hunkering down with on these dark and interminable nights of January.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interminable
Adjective
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Lenovo rates the 5,100mAh cell at 13 hours of continuous battery life, which is impressive, and for barely over a hundred bucks this one is a steal.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ouroboros-like, Erdrich is in continual, self-devouring motion and thus presents a kind of constancy of transmutation — identity itself becomes a variable in the endless calculation of renewal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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The synagogue attack has accentuated a continual escalation in threat toward American Jews over recent years.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both officials emphasized the need for unity and continued vigilance, promising to support efforts that prevent further violence in the community.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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There’s no proof the payments were ever made, but the reports have put the two under a microscope amid the continued investigation into their father and reports that their mother could be next.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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“Interminable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interminable. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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