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
There was a tire shop four blocks away, an interminable distance at that speed with the evening heat and rush hour exhaust pouring through the open windows.
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Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The interminable inevitability has come to pass.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
That’s going to be interminable.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
And for several seemingly interminable minutes, POTUS is absent, his video screen in the Situation Room a blank square.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The interminable inevitability has come to pass.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
That’s going to be interminable.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
And for several seemingly interminable minutes, POTUS is absent, his video screen in the Situation Room a blank square.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interminable
Adjective
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Drilling into brick or concrete slabs also may be necessary to establish continuous protection around the home.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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Temple’s 21-point second-quarter onslaught put the game away early, capitalizing on Charlotte’s continuous turnovers.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And in a sense, that’s part of the continual evolution.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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But Broncos are only up 10-6 on New York because of continual penalties.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The continued closure of the Rafah crossing is preventing delivery of equipment needed to find dead hostages and will therefore delay recovery efforts, Hamas said, according to Reuters.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Stop sticks were deployed in the northbound lanes; the SUV hit them but continued fleeing.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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 21 Oct. 2025.
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