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Definitions

while

[hwahyl, wahyl] / ʰwaɪl, waɪl /
CONJUNCTION
as long as
Synonyms
WEAK
although at the same time during during the time in the time throughout the time whilst
CONJUNCTION
even though
Synonyms
WEAK
albeit although howbeit much as though when whereas
NOUN
time interval
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bit moment period time
STRONG
instant interim meantime occasion space spell stretch

Example Sentences

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Kirk is free on bond while the Ninth U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Rubio said in the statement that, while in the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

An international team of researchers from Bochum and Heidelberg in Germany and Beijing in China identified the drug while screening a collection of antiviral compounds.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

But the effort, while remarkable, was to avoid what Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged was a "potential tragedy".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

She had stuck around while E’s aunties and mom and family friends dressed her in her Osage clothes.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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