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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 research was carried out during the doctoral work of Natara Dias Gomes da Silva at FOB-USP.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

The soldiers were buried on Sunday in coffins draped in the Indonesian flag during military funerals with gun salutes.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The jostling of the body during the 25-mile trip would have ruined its value as evidence, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

According to 20k, a Hungarian election integrity watchdog tracking the social media activity of political actors during the election, Magyar's posts on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram receive twice the level of engagement of Orbán's.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The thought of those cuffs made me smile, and I found my hand going instinctively to my hip, where a set had hung during my simulation.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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