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
That gross has surpassed the lifetimes of Speak No Evil, The Substance, and The Black Phone.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026
All of this is perhaps most cynical for the World Cup, where many fans need to 1) travel thousands of miles, and 2) buy the most expensive event ticket of their lifetimes.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 28 May 2026
Human development would be set back by a generation and our children would spend their lifetimes putting the pieces of progress back together again.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Connie died at the age of 30 after having done more in his life than the average man could do in 1,000 lifetimes.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
To further develop the engine, the team plans to investigate light-emitting materials with shorter fluorescence lifetimes and tunable emission bandwidths, which can further speed up data rates.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Conant has been in the arena for roughly ten consecutive CEO lifetimes.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
So this is almost three lifetimes per week that our fleet is driving.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 17 May 2026
For years, experts warned that Covid-19 would not be the last major infectious disease crisis of our lifetimes.
—Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 15 May 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026
All of this is perhaps most cynical for the World Cup, where many fans need to 1) travel thousands of miles, and 2) buy the most expensive event ticket of their lifetimes.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 28 May 2026
Human development would be set back by a generation and our children would spend their lifetimes putting the pieces of progress back together again.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Connie died at the age of 30 after having done more in his life than the average man could do in 1,000 lifetimes.
—David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
To further develop the engine, the team plans to investigate light-emitting materials with shorter fluorescence lifetimes and tunable emission bandwidths, which can further speed up data rates.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Conant has been in the arena for roughly ten consecutive CEO lifetimes.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
So this is almost three lifetimes per week that our fleet is driving.
—Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 17 May 2026
For years, experts warned that Covid-19 would not be the last major infectious disease crisis of our lifetimes.
—Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifetimes
Noun
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Vigilance elevated for extended durations leads to a drop in recovery.—
Sherry McAllister,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Yields fell across durations on Wednesday morning as nerves calmed, but narrowed on reports Starmer’s leadership rival Wes Streeting is preparing to resign as health secretary.—
Elsa Ohlen,Joseph Wilkins,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
Noun
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In that loss, USC stranded 13 runners, struck out 12 times and left men in scoring position in each of the first seven innings.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The party at Chandler Stadium quickly turned sour, the fun times suppressed by the possibility of a special Georgia Tech season ending in the NCAA regionals again.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
1 June 2026
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“Lifetimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifetimes. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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