1
as in continuous
going on and on without any interruptions
there has been ceaseless rain for three days
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as in endless
lasting forever
promised her ceaseless happiness if she would only marry him
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Recent Examples of ceaseless
League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity.
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Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The song is vintage stomp-and-holler festival folk, with Marcus Mumford’s vocals sailing over thumping drums and the ceaseless tumble of acoustic guitar and banjo.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
One need only look around the office or the news cycle to glimpse this phenomenon in action: The key to garnering influence, favor and, for that matter, votes, appears increasingly to be bold proclamations and ceaseless agitation in the face of a real or imagined threat.
—Martin Gutmann, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
After each play, his voice is a ceaseless foghorn as he smack-talks and laughs in opponents’ faces.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The song is vintage stomp-and-holler festival folk, with Marcus Mumford’s vocals sailing over thumping drums and the ceaseless tumble of acoustic guitar and banjo.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
One need only look around the office or the news cycle to glimpse this phenomenon in action: The key to garnering influence, favor and, for that matter, votes, appears increasingly to be bold proclamations and ceaseless agitation in the face of a real or imagined threat.
—Martin Gutmann, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
After each play, his voice is a ceaseless foghorn as he smack-talks and laughs in opponents’ faces.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceaseless
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The snatch requires the athlete to lift the barbell from the ground to overhead in one continuous motion.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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This goal reflects his commitment to continuous growth and achieving excellence on a global scale.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Palantir is quite vocal about how President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address warning about the military-industrial complex has come to pass, that the endless combinations of contractors has ended any real competition.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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As Preece took a wild tumble in what seemed like an endless series of rolls after air got caught under the car's chassis, fans held their breath until the car eventually grounded back on its wheels, resting to an eerie silence.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair reacted to Trump's continual overtures about Canadian statehood during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels on Wednesday.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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The ability to feed a growing human population - in a sustainable and environmentally friendly fashion - depends on continual technological innovation and a steady stream of breakthrough ideas.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Framing Ja Rule as a softie and a crooner, 50 Cent had just tucked the artist’s chart-topping career into an eternal slumber in the mid-aughts Drake’s first five years as a Cash Money commodity dovetail with fallout from those sensibilities.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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God’s kingdom of mercy, healing, and love, while seemingly vulnerable to human powers, is the eternal light that overcomes darkness.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The appeals court sided with Hunley in November and cleared the way for the continued deposition.—
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The judge’s questions probed the concept of legal standing — whether the unions can show the kind of legal harm that would justify a continued block on the Trump administration’s plans.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Laura Palmer, the immortal heroine (played by Sheryl Lee) of Twin Peaks, appears to me all the time.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Chalamet has been nominated for awards for his performance as the immortal bard at the Golden Globes and several regional critics' awards ceremonies; his fans and lookalikes can tune in tomorrow to discover whether he's been nominated for the Oscar, too.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Our devices have engineered the incessant need for stimulus and a whole industry has emerged that’s devoted to capturing our attention and then selling it to the highest bidder.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
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The media’s focus on youth crime in Maryland is intense and incessant.—
Monique L. Dixon,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 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
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What’s your advice for staying in the game so long and continuing adventures late into life?—
Corey Buhay,
Outside Online,
26 Sep. 2024
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“Ceaseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceaseless. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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