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period of time

NOUN

extent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount breadth degree duration expansion intensity length matter measure quantity scope size term

STRONG

ambit amplitude area bounds bulk capaciousness compass dimensions expanse extension leeway limit mass neighborhood orbit order play proliferation proportions purview radius reach space spaciousness span sphere stretch sweep territory time tract tune vicinity volume wideness width

WEAK

admeasurement elbowroom

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme

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I would say that there was a period of time when I was just really desperate to be in the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

After that initial high point shows up, the price often dips for a certain period of time before climbing to a point where investors would want to consider purchasing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

However, researchers have long struggled to understand how two growing protostars can move close enough together to become a binary pair within such a short period of time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

"It is important to note that a period of time without charges being laid is not an indicator that investigations have ceased," Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner National Security Investigations Hilda Sirec said on Thursday.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

If artificial selection can make such major changes in so short a period of time, what must natural selection, working over billions of years, be capable of?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

period of time

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