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Recent Examples of periods
In an interview with Ars Technica, Fiaschetti said the company plans to keep Arcs in orbit for extended periods, ready to descend when called upon.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2025
During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Still, Mansour told Bloomberg other topics could eventually rival sports outside of election periods, but as of right now that development looks like a longshot bet.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The Ohio Valley's snowiest periods are expected to be in late December, early January, early February and late February.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
But some lawmakers fear that electronic shelf labels could enable grocery stores to raise prices during periods of high demand.
—Macklin Fishman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
In its first real-time test, for Hurricane Erin, Google’s forecasting model performed best at periods of 72 hours or less.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Students who aren't accustomed to sitting still, paying attention and following rules from an adult who is not their parent for extended periods will have greater difficulty adjusting.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Though the houses are all very different, depicting different time periods and living styles, an emphasis is often put on maintaining the room in which the writer wrote, recreating it, or presenting a composite version of many different rooms the writer may have worked in throughout their lives.
—Katie Da Cunha Lewin
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2025
During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Still, Mansour told Bloomberg other topics could eventually rival sports outside of election periods, but as of right now that development looks like a longshot bet.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The Ohio Valley's snowiest periods are expected to be in late December, early January, early February and late February.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
But some lawmakers fear that electronic shelf labels could enable grocery stores to raise prices during periods of high demand.
—Macklin Fishman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
In its first real-time test, for Hurricane Erin, Google’s forecasting model performed best at periods of 72 hours or less.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Students who aren't accustomed to sitting still, paying attention and following rules from an adult who is not their parent for extended periods will have greater difficulty adjusting.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Though the houses are all very different, depicting different time periods and living styles, an emphasis is often put on maintaining the room in which the writer wrote, recreating it, or presenting a composite version of many different rooms the writer may have worked in throughout their lives.
—Katie Da Cunha Lewin
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for periods
Noun
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He was sentenced to serve seven days in a DUI education center and ordered to pay a $350 fine and court fees.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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The city must notify the state at least 90 days before the first day of the month in which the ordinance is effective.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All other ages were in single digits, SSA said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Police discovered that two men, ages 37 and 41, had sustained gunshot wounds to the head.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Birkin was in the center of two of the most exciting [eras] for me, which is the Youthquake Swinging Sixties era of London, and then the loose nightclub allure of Paris in the Seventies.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Cars from various eras and genres could be seen inside of the garages.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 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
Noun
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According to the researchers, this model predicted up to 70 percent more massive galaxy clusters in the Universe’s early epochs due to stronger gravitational forces.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Seen through that prism, the Mistral earns its place in history as a remarkable bridge between two epic epochs.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Periods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periods. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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