as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
the lifetime of the camera's batteries was so short we couldn't get through a day trip without having to replace them
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Recent Examples of lifetime
In May 2025, Jackson took the stage at the 60th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards to perform and accept a lifetime achievement award named after him.
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 May 2025
Zvi Landsman received the Intercultural Dialogue Award for Jacob De Haan: A Voice Out of Time, a portrait of the late Dutch Jewish writer, journalist and noted anti-Zionist who was persecuted in his lifetime for his homosexuality and finally assassinated by a Zionist paramilitary organization.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Without vaccination, about 30% of people may develop shingles in their lifetime, Yon noted.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
Three-year-old thoroughbreds are eligible to participate in the Triple Crown races, meaning a horse has just one opportunity in its lifetime to win all three races in a single season.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 May 2025
Zvi Landsman received the Intercultural Dialogue Award for Jacob De Haan: A Voice Out of Time, a portrait of the late Dutch Jewish writer, journalist and noted anti-Zionist who was persecuted in his lifetime for his homosexuality and finally assassinated by a Zionist paramilitary organization.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Without vaccination, about 30% of people may develop shingles in their lifetime, Yon noted.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
Three-year-old thoroughbreds are eligible to participate in the Triple Crown races, meaning a horse has just one opportunity in its lifetime to win all three races in a single season.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifetime
Noun
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Its mating call consists of 16 to 35 notes, sung over a duration of 8.2–16.9 milliseconds.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Rainfall will likely tend to occur in heavier events and droughts may be more frequent and of longer duration.—
Bob Maliva,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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In the suit, Rivers, who used the name Sara Stokes at the time, alleges that she and her bandmates were subjected to an abusive environment while making the show.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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The offensive onslaught didn’t stop there: The Maple Leafs scored 13 times in the first three games of the series.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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An effort to extend the life of the B61 nuclear bomb also faced significant delays and saw costs more than double – to the tune of an additional $4 billion.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Seeing any woman, particularly a Black woman, establish herself as independently wealthy without the help of a spouse or parent is admirable and reflects an urge in younger generations to live a life that wasn’t as accessible to those who came before us.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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“Lifetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifetime. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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