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as in time
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
for the whole duration of the speech the bored audience fidgeted
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as in continuation
uninterrupted or lasting existence
scientists warning that the very duration of our civilization depends upon finding a solution to this major environmental problem
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Recent Examples of duration
The weighted average rating is an A and duration is only about a quarter of a year, Kelly said.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of submitting employees’ itineraries for the entirety of the H-1B visa duration to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), employers now only have to offer key information about their employees’ duties and locations of work.
—Sophie Alcorn, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In particular, Koepka emphasized that the TGL fits the new landscape in which people, especially young people, are adapting to products of shorter duration.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
However, fitness monitoring apps were more strongly linked to compulsive exercise, likely because of their ability to track exercise frequency, duration, and intensity.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of submitting employees’ itineraries for the entirety of the H-1B visa duration to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), employers now only have to offer key information about their employees’ duties and locations of work.
—Sophie Alcorn, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In particular, Koepka emphasized that the TGL fits the new landscape in which people, especially young people, are adapting to products of shorter duration.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
However, fitness monitoring apps were more strongly linked to compulsive exercise, likely because of their ability to track exercise frequency, duration, and intensity.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duration
Noun
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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After losing 1-0 in regular time which meant a 2-2 draw on aggregate, Los Blancos prevailed 4-2 in a penalty shootout to set up a quarterfinals showdown with Arsenal.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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This is just the continuation of one of the worst seasons of Rozier’s NBA career.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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The three priorities John Seidler elucidated Wednesday were presented as a continuation.—
Kevin Acee,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And as testimony to its quality, every umbrella comes with an unconditional lifetime guarantee.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The rated lifetime for the light source is 30,000 hours in Standard power mode.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The continuity comes from the colors in the artwork and the types of frames.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2025
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One particularly fascinating detail is how each robot was designed to match a specific decade, creating a sense of historical continuity.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This concept, detailed in his Nicomachean Ethics, links happiness to living a meaningful life in accordance with reason.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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In 2021, a Facebook post from Combs sang her praises as controlling all aspects of his life.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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Earlier Wednesday, Cohen had asked for a two-month continuance on the case due to staffing and budgetary shortfalls.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Under McKinley, the U.S. not only refrained from the vicious China land grab but employed its growing diplomatic influence to discourage its continuance and to deprecate the 19th-century imperialist credo.—
Robert W. Merry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That’s the inventor’s playbook: Patience, persistence, and an ambitious plan.—
Stephen Key,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the last year alone, Davis notes scientists have published important work in a variety of areas — on blood clotting, the impacts of exercise, evidence of viral persistence in the spinal cord, and loss of blood flow to the brain, to name just a few.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Duration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duration. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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