as in durations
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
I saw no need to pay more for a better-built computer that would just grow obsolete before the end of its life span
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Recent Examples of life spans
Within that category, repair emerged as a particularly strong theme, reflecting a growing desire for extending product life spans over continually purchasing new items.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
This embrace of coal is a short-term fix—extending the life spans of older coal-burning plants rather than spawning a wave of new ones.
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Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
Her life spans a century of dedication to and passion for all things creative in a lifetime of benefit to and for all.
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Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
What are the life spans of data centers?
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Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
In many-minded terms, an octopus’s natural life spans so many lives that the one-minded might call it unnatural or even schizophrenic.
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Mandy-Suzanne Wong,
Longreads,
5 Feb. 2026
The concept of Mother Earth or Mother Nature as the center of the universe and source of all life spans Indigenous cultures around the globe.
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Melinda Laituri,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
Steeped in the civil rights movement Norton was born and raised in Washington, and her life spans the arc of the district’s trials and triumphs.
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Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Move your body more Adding just a few minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day can help contribute to longer life spans, particularly for people with sedentary lifestyles.
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Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
This embrace of coal is a short-term fix—extending the life spans of older coal-burning plants rather than spawning a wave of new ones.
—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
Her life spans a century of dedication to and passion for all things creative in a lifetime of benefit to and for all.
—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
What are the life spans of data centers?
—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
In many-minded terms, an octopus’s natural life spans so many lives that the one-minded might call it unnatural or even schizophrenic.
—
Mandy-Suzanne Wong,
Longreads,
5 Feb. 2026
The concept of Mother Earth or Mother Nature as the center of the universe and source of all life spans Indigenous cultures around the globe.
—
Melinda Laituri,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
Steeped in the civil rights movement Norton was born and raised in Washington, and her life spans the arc of the district’s trials and triumphs.
—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Move your body more Adding just a few minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day can help contribute to longer life spans, particularly for people with sedentary lifestyles.
—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for life spans
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With habitats in place, along with solar and nuclear power stations, rotating astronaut crews could live and work on the moon for long durations much like space station fliers have done in Earth orbit for the past quarter century.
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Six were suspended for various durations.
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This would mean producing more than 50 times more compute annually than all of TSMC.
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Sometimes, the streets appear glittering; other times, seedy and dangerous.
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Braxton Ashcraft pitched six strong innings, batterymate Endy Roriguez drove in three runs and Ryan O'Hearn had three hits to help the Pittsburgh Pirates rout the Seattle Mariners 11-1 on Wednesday night.
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The Twins’ bats answered in their half of the second, with four hits and three runs.
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The town’s predicament highlights the limits of any ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, and the lingering hardship faced by residents whose lives have been upended by years of conflict.
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The labor of these aging world-builders becomes a blueprint to navigate memory, legacy, and mortality, revealing the divine spirit residing in their daily lives.
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Literal lifetimes separated the city from getting to celebrate the basketball team that feels like a family heirloom.
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The cume has now surpassed the lifetimes of Get Out, Smile, Weapons, and Nosferatu, becoming the seventh-biggest Horror of all-time.
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“Life spans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/life%20spans. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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