as in endless
lasting forever
the writer's latest memoir is a seemingly unending exercise in narcissistic rambling
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Recent Examples of unending
During the unending debacle of Vietnam, the public had lost faith in grand ventures dreamed up by whiz kids.
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Your recurring daydream of spending unending hours splayed out on the beach should take place right here, on the beaches of Isla Verde, located on the edge of San Juan.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
None of this unending avalanche of resistance seems to make a bit of difference to Trump’s popularity.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
By trashing alliances that have served it well, the United States risks a general breakdown of stability and order that will, in the long run, prove highly costly, whether in military expenditure or unending trade wars, as each great power seeks advantage where their zones of interest meet.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Your recurring daydream of spending unending hours splayed out on the beach should take place right here, on the beaches of Isla Verde, located on the edge of San Juan.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
None of this unending avalanche of resistance seems to make a bit of difference to Trump’s popularity.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
By trashing alliances that have served it well, the United States risks a general breakdown of stability and order that will, in the long run, prove highly costly, whether in military expenditure or unending trade wars, as each great power seeks advantage where their zones of interest meet.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unending
Adjective
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Investing in our public transit would be faster and less expensive than endless road construction.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Pressure to tackle a seemingly endless barrage of requests with an already full plate.—
Kristen M. Waterfield,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Yet, in the seventh minute of stoppage time, the eternal Marta, now 39 years of age, slammed home a stunning equaliser to take the match into extra time.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Now that you're amped up for that John Hughes triple feature, why not boogie down with Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo for a few minutes to this eternal earworm?—
Jordan Hoffman Updated,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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And, in the immortal words of the late Caledon Hockley: Not the better half.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
1 Aug. 2025
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And while your tolerance for Chevy Chase may vary, there’s just so much immortal in this movie, with extended cameos from Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield dead center as to why this movie remains so lasting.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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“Unending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unending. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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