24-7

adjective

variants or 24/7
Definition of 24-7next
as in hourly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for 24-7
  1. hourly
  2. around-the-clock
  3. round-the-clock
  4. cyclic
  5. chronic
Adjective
  • In 2014, the Economic Policy Institute found that the real hourly wages of residential building workers remained 4.2 percent below their 2009 levels — even though wages in the rest of the private sector had largely recovered.
    — Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Average hourly earnings increased 0.3% on the month, in line with the forecast, while the annual rate of 3.8% was 0.1 percentage point below the estimate and the lowest level since July 2024.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of hourly
Adjective
  • Weather-dependent sources of electricity predictably prove to be a poor match for the around-the-clock energy needs of data centers, much less homes and businesses.
    — Terry Jarrett, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But with their mom no longer trusted to provide that and the shelter unable to offer around-the-clock care, the authorities sought help from outside.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of around-the-clock
Adjective
  • At the sentencing, the child’s father, Tyler Coyle, said the boy underwent three life-saving brain surgeries, countless hours of therapy, needed round-the-clock care and needed a wheelchair or walker.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The company aims to provide round-the-clock, low-carbon energy production.
    — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of round-the-clock
Adjective
  • In relatively lean times the budget lobbying grows even more intense — a cyclic phenomenon now playing out as politicians wrestle with multibillion-dollar shortfalls.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • In relatively lean times the budget lobbying grows even more intense — a cyclic phenomenon now playing out as politicians wrestle with multi-billion-dollar shortfalls.
    — Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of cyclic
Adjective
  • Even more consequentially, Chelsea’s chronic lack of attacking punch in recent weeks belies the reality that their margin for error in the race for Champions League qualification is exhausted.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • However, long-term illnesses or chronic conditions can lead to muscle loss, changes in metabolism, and altered energy expenditure.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of chronic
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“24-7.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/24-7. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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