as in durations
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 lifetimes
In addition, the EPA would ease regulations on water and air pollution to allow for the extension of coal power plants’ lifetimes.
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Even light, which zipped at breathtaking pace across the dark, took many human lifetimes to traverse a single galaxy.
—Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
See below for more images of one of the greatest figures in our lifetimes, who exemplified the beauty and love in liberation.
—Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Interestingly, the lifetimes achieved now surpass typical timescales for cosmic ray impacts, suggesting some level of insensitivity by cat qubits to such events.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In 2010, Warren Buffett as well as Bill and Melinda French Gates created The Giving Pledge, a commitment to give away 50% of their wealth to philanthropy during their lifetimes.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
The researchers used information from the Dog Aging Project (DAP), which follows tens of thousands of pet dogs in the US over their lifetimes.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Over the past year, I increasingly have been asked to train our young doctors on how to recognize vaccine-preventable diseases that haven’t been seen in the United States in most of their lifetimes.
—Pia Pannaraj, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Well, rest assured, no Broncos fan ever wants to hear the word leverage again in their collective lifetimes.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Even light, which zipped at breathtaking pace across the dark, took many human lifetimes to traverse a single galaxy.
—Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
See below for more images of one of the greatest figures in our lifetimes, who exemplified the beauty and love in liberation.
—Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Interestingly, the lifetimes achieved now surpass typical timescales for cosmic ray impacts, suggesting some level of insensitivity by cat qubits to such events.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In 2010, Warren Buffett as well as Bill and Melinda French Gates created The Giving Pledge, a commitment to give away 50% of their wealth to philanthropy during their lifetimes.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
The researchers used information from the Dog Aging Project (DAP), which follows tens of thousands of pet dogs in the US over their lifetimes.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Over the past year, I increasingly have been asked to train our young doctors on how to recognize vaccine-preventable diseases that haven’t been seen in the United States in most of their lifetimes.
—Pia Pannaraj, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Well, rest assured, no Broncos fan ever wants to hear the word leverage again in their collective lifetimes.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifetimes
Noun
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The spacecraft can reach speeds above Mach 20, maintain extreme conditions for longer durations, and sustain heavy g-forces.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Oct. 2025
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Major limitations include small sample sizes and short study durations, a lack of long-term outcome data, mixed or contradictory findings, and a lack of consensus on the optimal dose and schedule, whether that is daily or weekly.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To promote what executives described as modern ways of working, Elanco changed blueprint plans several times over the course of half a decade.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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The federal government has either shut down or experienced funding gaps 14 times since 1980.—
Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Lifetimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifetimes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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