Definitions

during

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

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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It was introduced during the winter after a number of late-night incidents on the tours of New Zealand and Australia.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

“These include massive deficit spending, not only in the U.S., and massive spending on defense in Europe and in Japan,” he said during an interview with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Sent the day before, it apologizes for canceling his stay due to scaled-back capacity during opening week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The sand is good for recovery on Saturday mornings during the football season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Zara mentions it too, during one of our FT conversations.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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