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
Stargazers are in for a once-in-many-lifetimes opportunity this week as a comet will be visible passing by Earth for the last time for over a millennium.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Breast cancer impacts 1 in 8 women and 1 in 1,000 men over their lifetimes.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
According to the World Health Organization, one in three women will be the victim of some form of violence in their lifetimes.
—Stephanie Decarolis, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
In addition, the EPA would ease regulations on water and air pollution to allow for the extension of coal power plants’ lifetimes.
—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
Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Breast cancer impacts 1 in 8 women and 1 in 1,000 men over their lifetimes.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
According to the World Health Organization, one in three women will be the victim of some form of violence in their lifetimes.
—Stephanie Decarolis, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
In addition, the EPA would ease regulations on water and air pollution to allow for the extension of coal power plants’ lifetimes.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifetimes
Noun
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These circuitous routes greatly lengthen mission durations and limit launches to tight windows.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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The promising combination results, coupled with a clean safety profile, support further clinical development of nimacimab, including trials with higher doses and longer treatment durations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Raptors ran relentlessly, even as Atlanta turned the ball over just 16 times, a far cry from what the Raptors were forcing in the preseason.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Overall domestic revenues are just 4% ahead of 2024 and more than 20% behind pre-pandemic times, according to Comscore.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Lifetimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifetimes. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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