as in continuous
going on and on without any interruptions
this unceasing rain will turn me into a mushroom!
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Recent Examples of unceasing
Eleven studio albums, two children’s records, relentless media visibility and an unceasing concert circuit.
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Hala Mustafa, Billboard, 28 July 2025
So too is pride owed to Portugal’s fans, who continued to chant throughout it all, red and green flags aloft, the beat of a lone drum imbuing the 29,000-plus in attendance with an unceasing rhythm as those in Portugal colours hoped for something bordering on miraculous from this match.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 July 2025
According to Yasir Atalan, a CSIR researcher and lead author of the report, the unceasing Shahed raids are primarily designed to exhaust and distract Ukraine’s air defenders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2025
Precisely because China is not an old-style empire, its growth largely depends on its expansion of supply chains, its investments in other countries, and its unceasing quest to embed itself in new markets.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Hala Mustafa, Billboard, 28 July 2025
So too is pride owed to Portugal’s fans, who continued to chant throughout it all, red and green flags aloft, the beat of a lone drum imbuing the 29,000-plus in attendance with an unceasing rhythm as those in Portugal colours hoped for something bordering on miraculous from this match.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 July 2025
According to Yasir Atalan, a CSIR researcher and lead author of the report, the unceasing Shahed raids are primarily designed to exhaust and distract Ukraine’s air defenders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2025
Precisely because China is not an old-style empire, its growth largely depends on its expansion of supply chains, its investments in other countries, and its unceasing quest to embed itself in new markets.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unceasing
Adjective
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The battery generates a continuous flow of direct current (DC) electricity, without relying on additional external energy sources.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Porta also works entirely free of cables, using an internal rechargeable battery to remove the need for continuous access to power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Miami, a city that seems under continual reinvention, has seen several implosions over the years.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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As the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) wrote in his magnum opus Leviathan, there would be no culture, no navigation, no knowledge of the face of the earth, no arts, no letters, no society; instead, there would be rapes, thefts, murders, and continual fear of violence.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fuqua’s facility helps explain both his continued success and, perhaps, his relatively low profile.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The five-star analyst added that growing demand in scale-up networking is giving confidence in continued strength in future earnings, encouraging investors to look beyond 2027 and factor in these opportunities.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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Rumors — vague, unsubstantiated — were a source of incessant dirt-dishing among political insiders and also circulated extensively online.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Bologna’s man-to-man press is incessant and does not change for any opponent, home or away.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In 2024, American announced its largest-ever trans-Atlantic schedule out of Charlotte, including new service in 2025 to Greece and other nonstop overseas destinations.—
CHASE JORDAN,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
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On the day of the discussions, incoming fire triggered nonstop drone and rocket alert sirens in Israeli communities near the Lebanese border.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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