durations

noun

plural of duration
1
as in times
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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2
as in continuations
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 durations Collins and his colleagues also tested different durations of contact between healthy and bleached corals. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 More Research Is Needed Though the findings are encouraging, the researchers say more studies are needed to determine which activities, intensities, and durations offer the greatest benefits during this life stage. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Oct. 2026 All times, totality durations and historical cloud cover data come from Time and Date. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Two weeks after its record-breaking IPO in mid-June, the space exploration company raised $25 billion in bonds at different durations. — Seema Mody, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 The commission’s investigation found that outages were more frequent and lasted for longer durations in 2024 and 2025 than from 2015 to 2023. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026 Each implant can be programmed to recognize pulses with specific voltages and durations, allowing the network to selectively activate individual devices. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 While laws may require different training durations or topics, employees rarely separate legal requirements from organizational expectations. — Katherin Nukk-Freeman, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 This leaves plenty of room for optimistic interpretation of just how much sleep many get, while ignoring factors such as sleep fragmentation or durations of sleep stages. — Mike McRae 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for durations
  1. times
  2. continuations
  3. lifetimes
  4. continuities
  5. dates
  6. continuances
Noun
  • But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Reduce Sugar Load From Pomegranate Juice At 32 grams per serving, pomegranate juice contains nearly four times as much sugar as tomato juice.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of times
Noun
  • The model was doing exactly what it was trained to do, which was to produce plausible-sounding continuations of the prompts Lemoine had chosen to feed it about consciousness.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Most will be continuations of prior designs, but there’s also a good number that are all-new or getting major redesigns.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of continuations
Noun
  • The work is intended to help transfer specialized nuclear-submarine design knowledge, improve technical coordination and strengthen the industrial capabilities required to build and sustain advanced submarines over their operational lifetimes.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • There is more organizing happening on the ground than at any point in our lifetimes.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of lifetimes
Noun
  • Nonetheless, his corpus boasts certain continuities and several recurring motifs.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Kryptonite, the iconic weakness of Superman and Supergirl (along with red suns and, in some continuities, magic), was first created for the '40s radio serial The Adventures of Superman.
    — James Grebey, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of continuities
Noun
  • Spring & Mulberry chocolate is notoriously good for gifting—the packaging is beautiful, and the brand uses the best of ingredients from direct-trade single-origin cacao and organic dates.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Grindr is currently piloting bot-to-bot conversations to vet human dates.
    — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of dates
Noun
  • His hearing, during which he was served a life sentence, occurred this month after the defense requested multiple continuances.
    — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • The trial began in March, and has been punctuated by long continuances.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
Definition of continuances

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“Durations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/durations. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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