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
Super Mario Galaxy has clicked past the lifetimes of Frozen, Minecraft and The Jungle Book.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
But another great American export in our lifetimes is antitrust.
—Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
Common threads appeared — some said their partner was raised by good parents, some pursued higher education, and many of them had moved to different states in their lifetimes.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2022, executives at Ally learned that 94% of women in C-suite roles had played sports at some point in their lifetimes, but that women’s sports received less than 5% of overall media coverage.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Mastectomies are lifesaving surgeries that remove a patient’s breasts to treat breast cancer, which affects 1 in 8 American women over their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society.
—CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetimes.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
And then in that one dancer, the lifetimes of their teachers and all the people who poured into them.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
The sliding of scale of benefits was designed so people who took Social Security at different ages would reap roughly the same benefits over their lifetimes.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
But another great American export in our lifetimes is antitrust.
—Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
Common threads appeared — some said their partner was raised by good parents, some pursued higher education, and many of them had moved to different states in their lifetimes.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2022, executives at Ally learned that 94% of women in C-suite roles had played sports at some point in their lifetimes, but that women’s sports received less than 5% of overall media coverage.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Mastectomies are lifesaving surgeries that remove a patient’s breasts to treat breast cancer, which affects 1 in 8 American women over their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society.
—CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetimes.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
And then in that one dancer, the lifetimes of their teachers and all the people who poured into them.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
The sliding of scale of benefits was designed so people who took Social Security at different ages would reap roughly the same benefits over their lifetimes.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifetimes
Noun
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These particles were then fed into the trap and held for durations ranging from milliseconds to several seconds before being released and detected.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Many are being proposed for longer durations, sometimes 30 or even 40 years.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At a meeting with the McMahons in New York to discuss a settlement, Cole’s attorney left the room several times, leaving him alone with the McMahons.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The combination of a shaky bullpen and even worse infield defense harmed the Twins multiple times during the team’s current four-game losing streak.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Lifetimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifetimes. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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