whiles

plural of while

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Recent Examples of whiles UCHealth’s decision to postpone surgeries whiles staff addressed the sterilization problem stands out from other hospitals that have found themselves in similar situations. Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiles
Noun
  • Worryingly, star striker Jorgen Strand Larsen has not received a single big chance in his 455 minutes of action, having shone as a poacher in 2024-25, converting 10 of 23 such opportunities.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The 51-room hotel is three minutes’ walk from Charles Bridge and has a private entrance to the lovely baroque Vrtba Garden, plus a rooftop terrace.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The agreement covers all works produced through Le Masne’s Multiman Records and will be administered by WCM’s teams in France and the US.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Much of Iran’s clandestine cinema, including some of Panahi’s earlier works, is didactic, focused on valorizing the victims of the regime’s injustices.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Most take several days to travel Earth’s distance from the Sun, and the overwhelming majority sail harmlessly into the outer solar system.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Meals — breakfast, lunch and a snack — are provided to kids four days a week in Head Start programs.
    Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Later that century the rising importance of waterborne commerce for Europe’s maritime powers helped motivate efforts to map Earth’s magnetic field.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Their philanthropic efforts have supported a wide range of causes, including arts, education, healthcare, and environmental conservation.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Time in the age of screens was rapidly changing, brazenly commercializing, exploding into bits and then getting distributed across multiple venues and devices.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • All the best bits, all the comedy and magic, but in a totally original space and setting.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The movie takes pains to illustrate how the possible end of the world will begin like any other day.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Colleagues who failed to take similar pains earned his everlasting disdain.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other photos in the bunch included a mirror selfie with his hair pushed back courtesy of a headband, his Cloud23 hot sauce on store shelves, Animal-style fries from In-N-Out Burger (plus plenty of ketchup) and more of life’s special little moments.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt have had their moments and made key saves at key times.
    Joe Smith, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Vaccarello, who was born and raised in Belgium to Sicilian parents, spends a month in Los Angeles twice each year, usually in March and November, a recuperation from the semiannual exertions of the women’s collection.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The little girl began to feel drowsy after her exertions at the swimming pool and decided to curl up beside her.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025

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