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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  • And then there is the research on the astronauts themselves that could have knock-on effects both for helping crews stay healthier on long-duration deep space missions, and also provide new clues to the riddle of aging—and perhaps slow it down.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The podcast’s goal is similar to that of the morning TV show, but format and duration are different, of course.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • Knight didn’t get much help, either, as Blackhawks defensemen got caught flat-footed and too far up the ice on a few occasions.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Robert has brought his personal mission of keeping his dad's memory alive to the Dancing With the Stars ballroom on more than one occasion already.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 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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  • At the same time, exceptionally profitable periods have created the opportunity for the Browns to create a bigger impact over a shorter period of time.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Drivers are being urged to use caution on I-84, US-20, and I-90, where periods of moderate to heavy snow could reduce visibility and make road conditions hazardous.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.

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