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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

Example Sentences

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The rover recorded 55 electrical discharges during dust devils and the leading edges of dust storms.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

He and Loyola’s new coach, Sharaud Moore, were having conversions during the fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

How many major finals have you had the pleasure of watching your team play in - and win - during your lifetime?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But the mistake was made not when oil prices rose, but when they fell back during the deep recession caused by the oil-price spike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

When people asked to search the table during séances, she cautioned, “Spirits … are compelled to assume shapes that human eyes must not look upon.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.