Thesaurus results for PERIODS

periods

noun

plural of period

as in days

an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing the Romantic period in music

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Recent Examples of periods Attacks on vaccines The RFI appears to be part of an effort to follow administrative procedures, which often include public comment periods. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026 And while there have been some periods when the bull market has broadened out to include more stocks, the market remains heavily concentrated in mega-cap technology companies. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Privacy advocates are particularly worried about long or lax retention periods that mean data is searchable for months or even years. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 The deployment has raised widespread concerns about the impact on service members who are away from land for long periods, food shortages, as well as the increasing strain on the ship and its equipment. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 During periods of heightened pressure, the initial response can be beneficial. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 By shining a light on one of her toughest periods (Diana and Charles separated in 1992), Stewart empathized with Diana deeply. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026 The two signals were observed together during flaring periods, while LHAASO detected no corresponding signal when the GeV emission became quiet. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026 But there’s no known cause or specific treatment, just symptom management such as taking birth control pills to regulate periods and keeping weight in check with diet and exercise. — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for periods

Noun

Bright light or grow lights are essential for keeping indoor cuttings healthy and thriving during shorter days.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Federer didn’t have too many prickly relationships during his playing days, and there were plenty of candidates.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of days

Noun

One of the most important findings of this approach is the mechanisms for material loss from protoplanetary disks seem to evolve and switch dominance as an infant star ages.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The stats from Nielsen Media Research also point to an average viewership of 231,000 women ages 25-54 and 179,000 women 18-49.

— Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of ages

Noun

Graciously thanking ticketholders for their support, with a shoutout to the official start of Virgo season, the contemporary soul singer served up standout tracks across eras.

— DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 26 Aug. 2026
In June, Baumeyer launched 20-0, an online game that lets players draft a fantasy team from varying eras in gridiron history in hopes of amassing a score worthy of a perfect season.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of eras

Noun

General Motors Anderson sees design and human ingenuity falling into three main epochs, beginning with thousands of years of empirical design that saw creators largely mimicking nature, building and testing models, and advancing from there—slowly, expensively, and narrowly focused.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026
Other lines of circumstantial evidence also suggest shockingly large objects roamed the early epochs of our solar system.

— Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 9 June 2026