lifetimes

plural of lifetime
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 Dadiba Pundole, whose Mumbai gallery represented several leading Indian modernists during their lifetimes, estimates that as many as one in 10 modern artworks sold privately in India could be fake. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The positive vibes around Gary Patterson’s hire are gone, and a significant segment of the fanbase will have resigned themselves to never seeing a good USC defense again in their lifetimes. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Novel health threats will inevitably return in our lifetimes. Ronald Nahass, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 Kohberger pleaded guilty to murder in July 2025 in a deal with prosecutors that spared him the death penalty, and was ultimately sentenced to four lifetimes in prison without the possibility of parole. Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The cume has already surpassed the lifetimes of Dunkirk, Interstellar, and Tenet. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 July 2026 For the first time, many families — including ours — have reason to hope meaningful treatments may arrive within our children’s lifetimes. Eliza Goldwasser, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 First operational in 1973, the Leningrad NPP had four RBMK-1000 reactors at its peak, which are being phased out after completing their operational lifetimes. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026 In addition to Musk, tech leaders like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, have all spoken optimistically about humanity entering a phase of interplanetary travel within their lifetimes. Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 July 2026
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Noun
  • People could experience long durations of high temperatures with little to no overnight relief from the swelter.
    Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • This approach isn’t all that different from last year for the fourth-year quarterback; Young played for varying durations in two of the Panthers’ three preseason contests in 2025.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Titan’s nitrogen-rich atmosphere is four times denser than Earth’s, allowing the car-sized Dragonfly drone’s eight rotors to easily fly between promising landing sites every Titan day (16 Earth days) to collect and study samples.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Only Middlesbrough made their regains higher upfield, on average, and Coventry caught opponents offside 136 times last campaign — the most since Barnsley (144) and Bournemouth (143) four seasons ago.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Lifetimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifetimes. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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