during

[door-ing, dyoor-] / ˈdʊər ɪŋ, ˈdyʊər- /

PREPOSITION

concurrently with an activity, event

Synonyms

WEAK

all along all the while amid as at the same time as at the time for the time being in the course of in the interim in the meanwhile in the middle of in the time of meanwhile mid midst over pending the time between the whole time throughout until when while

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He captained the Bears from 1957 to 1967 and scored 39,832 first-class runs in 637 matches during his county career, the 18th-highest total of all time.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

It noted similar incidents during the 2022 launch of its MoonSwatch collaboration with Omega.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

But since the peak bargaining power they enjoyed in 2022, during major labor shortages, the trend has reversed.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“The evidence found during the search of the backpack at the McDonald’s must be suppressed, including the magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet and computer chip,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

We had known such despair and sorrow during the night, and found such joy in the morning.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

during

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