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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
Production doubled between 2000 and 2015, as the duration time of garment decreased by 36 percent.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
The overall click duration was only 48 milliseconds, the study said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Not Paying Attention to Sleep Hygiene Sleep hygiene can improve your sleep duration and quality.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
Several angles are being explored, including altering the duration of the new era of regulations that begins in 2026, confirmed FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
The overall click duration was only 48 milliseconds, the study said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Not Paying Attention to Sleep Hygiene Sleep hygiene can improve your sleep duration and quality.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
Several angles are being explored, including altering the duration of the new era of regulations that begins in 2026, confirmed FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duration
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Coachella announced the times via social media posts; see the full lineups for both weekends on the festival’s Instagram post, below.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2025
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The total this time might be towards the higher end of that historic variance, with so many teams still involved in the race.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The continuation of this trend amounts to a significant problem for the health of the U.S. economy given the current systems that reward homeownership.—
Daryl Fairweather,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Rotational aircraft are a normal part of Kadena's operations, and their presence ensures the continuation of our long-standing mission to defend Japan and maintain an open and free Indo-Pacific.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Approximately one in five women and 1 in 33 men will be the victim of rape in their lifetime.—
Jeffrey O'Brien,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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But after spending most of my lifetime living, working, playing, raising a family and suffering the weather challenges of Chicago and southwest Michigan, our San Antonio in Jalisco, Mexico, is a winter paradise.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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This conversation has been edited for length, clarity and continuity.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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For example, UCHealth and Denver Health have processes dedicated to improving discharge planning, connection to housing services and care continuity for unhoused patients with health needs.—
Pilar Ingle,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, evidence increasingly suggests that early in its life, Mars was a warm and wet planet much like our own.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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By Jenna Ryu To say the last few years of Olivia Munn’s life have been a rollercoaster doesn’t fully capture what she’s been through.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 Apr. 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
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This late-career emergence as an elite quarterback demonstrated both Gannon's persistence and the impact of finally finding the right organizational fit.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Such persistence can pay off in the long run: civil society groups in Bangladesh, South Africa, and Sri Lanka eventually chased out corrupt politicians.—
Elizabeth David-Barrett,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Duration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duration. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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