time

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as in moment
a particular point at which an event takes place remember that one time you tried to wash the dog in the sink

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as in day
an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing back in my parents' time, families usually had only one car

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as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress how much time will the project take?

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Recent Examples of time At the same time, Austrian Nazis plotted a coup, plans for which were uncovered in a raid on their headquarters on January 25. Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025 The National Police Agency announced Thursday riot police would be authorized to shoot the animals in residential areas of Akita and Iwate prefectures, when hunters can’t respond in time. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025 Kelly left the program with a 34-14 record during his time in Death Valley. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025 At the same time, employer health benefit plans are also predicted to see an average increase of over 6 percent in cost next year. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time
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Noun
  • These might include articles, courses or micro-coaching moments, all designed to meet the employee's unique needs.
    Kelly Jones, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • This little Sex and the City moment leads us right to the topic at the center of this episode’s cast.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Efforts to compete with Amazon during its ascent in the 2010s had department stores playing catchup on supply chain prowess and integrating stores with e-commerce—sometimes to the detriment of in-store experience.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Despite his lack of coaching experience at the MLB level, Vitello was named manager of the San Francisco Giants last month.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Su told Fortune that Brockman’s insistence on thinking big was essential to making the deal—which sent AMD’s stock soaring 24% the day it was announced.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The news comes a week after the school fired football head coach Brian Kelly and then former athletic director Scott Woodward a few days later.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • But, unlike Section 122, there’s no limit to the level or duration of tariffs arising from Section 301 investigations.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Details surrounding the mission — such as the vehicle’s payload capacity, power source duration, and specific mining technique — remain undisclosed.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorehouse was called into action on several occasions, including one crucial kick-save in the first half where the visitors nearly leveled the scoreline.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
  • While a student-athlete at Arizona State, the NCAA says Freeman provided information to an associate and to his then-girlfriend on multiple occasions for the purposes of betting on Freeman through daily fantasy sports accounts.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Cultural Appreciation Beyond the exhilarating adventures, another compelling element of the Mørketid in Norway itinerary is the intentional interaction with and support of local communities.
    Susan B. Barnes, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Places to Visit Moreton Island A 75-minute ferry from Brisbane, Moreton is the world’s third-largest sand island—a playground of turquoise lagoons, rolling dunes, and off-grid adventures for the picking.
    Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • In the six-month-long outdoor study conducted on the roof of the Sydney Nanoscience Hub, dew could be collected over 32 percent of the year and so could provide a sustainable and predictable supply of water even in periods with no rain.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Michkov had a few good chances in the third period against Ottawa.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • Millennials, typically defined as individuals born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, are now at a point in their lives where their generational nostalgia is front and center.
    Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Aldo Olivieri, il Gatto Magico (the Magic Cat), who had survived a fractured skull that required drilling to save his life and left him with chronic headaches, became the first-choice goalkeeper.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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