: being in effect, continuing, or lasting 24 hours a day : constant
around-the-clock surveillance

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Combs’ legal team had been aggressively fighting for his release, putting forward a substantial $50 million bail package, which included his Miami compound, some of his children’s passports, around-the-clock monitoring, and routine drug testing as collateral and terms for his release. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024 For a couple of weeks, at least, happiness was a warm croissant and around-the-clock coverage. Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024 Subramanian rejected the idea Combs be kept under house arrest at a home with a boat dock in Miami but seemed open to potentially releasing him to confinement with around-the-clock security at a three-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 An around-the-clock manhunt in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson yielded an arrest in Pennsylvania and a murder charge in New York. Tom Winter, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for around-the-clock 

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of around-the-clock was in 1915

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“Around-the-clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around-the-clock. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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