during

preposition

ˈdu̇r-iŋ How to pronounce during (audio)
Definition of duringnext
as in throughout
in the course of we wrote notes during the boring lecture

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Recent Examples of during As has been commonplace during the skid and even before, the Heat blew a double-digit lead, this time a 12-point advantage built in the first period. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025 The 88-year-old pontiff is also reducing his reliance on high-flow supplemental oxygen during the day, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin. — arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025 The Badgers went 22-14 during the season and 8-8 in the Big Ten, but earned an at-large bid and stunned No. 1 Arizona in the second round. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025 In 2000, approximately 1 in 150 children in the U.S. born in 1992 were diagnosed with autism compared with 2020, during which one in 36 children born in 2012 were diagnosed, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for during

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