as in throughout
in the course of we wrote notes during the boring lecture

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Recent Examples on the Web But after the spike in layoffs during the Great Recession, several states opted to replenish their unemployment trust funds by reducing benefits instead of hiking taxes on employers, Evermore said. Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 The Eagles had time management issues down the stretch of a 22-21 loss to the Falcons during a Monday night game in Philadelphia. Terence Moore, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 The best baseball announcer in the business is Brian Anderson, who was his usual excellent self during the thrilling American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024 Lutter-Gardella led the creation of the puppets during a workshop where members of the community got to contribute. April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for during 

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“During.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/during. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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