Thesaurus results for PERIODS

periods

noun

plural of period

as in days

an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing the Romantic period in music

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Recent Examples of periods That is especially important in the era of climate change, when unpredictable weather and periods of flooding and drought can impact forests. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Some undergraduate borrowers with financial need may also qualify for subsidized loans, for which the government pays the interest during certain periods. — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Data centers can require substantial and continuous electricity supplies, while battery systems can provide additional flexibility during periods of high demand or grid stress. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 For one, the rise of remote work during and after the Covid-19 pandemic era has afforded flexibility in many people's travel schedules — meaning there are fewer low-demand periods. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 These enforcement periods will continue throughout the school year. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 There are different periods — red-zone, move-the-ball, two-minute drills, scout-team looks — and scenarios. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Attacks on vaccines The RFI appears to be part of an effort to follow administrative procedures, which often include public comment periods. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026 Privacy advocates are particularly worried about long or lax retention periods that mean data is searchable for months or even years. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Bright light or grow lights are essential for keeping indoor cuttings healthy and thriving during shorter days.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Federer didn’t have too many prickly relationships during his playing days, and there were plenty of candidates.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of days

Noun

Steve Jobs and Tim Cook solved Apple’s biggest problems of their respective eras — building new products people loved and then manufacturing them at global, margin-fattening scale.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, a massive volume of debt issued by the US during past low-interest-rate eras is coming due, requiring new debt to be refinanced at today's higher market rates.

— , CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of eras

Noun

Winter Springs was whistled for 14 penalties for 135 yards, and Hagerty was flagged 12 times for 125 yards.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2026
The Cubs and Brewers square off seven times in that span, with Monday’s victory putting the North Siders 7 games back of first-place Milwaukee.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of times

Noun

General Motors Anderson sees design and human ingenuity falling into three main epochs, beginning with thousands of years of empirical design that saw creators largely mimicking nature, building and testing models, and advancing from there—slowly, expensively, and narrowly focused.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026
Other lines of circumstantial evidence also suggest shockingly large objects roamed the early epochs of our solar system.

— Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 9 June 2026