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the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
the lifetime of the camera's batteries was so short we couldn't get through a day trip without having to replace them
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Recent Examples of lifetimes
Then, Pluto turns direct in your sign, beginning its final forward march through your sign for the remainder of our lifetimes.
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Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
This Is How Tomorrow Moves, her 2024 album, sounds like the record of a person who has had lifetimes of experience in articulating love and change.
—Gracie Abrams, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
That’s also the idea behind his commitment to philanthropy, and why Gates advocates for more billionaires to join his Giving Pledge, in which 240 wealthy individuals have committed to giving away at least half of their fortunes to charity during their lifetimes.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
This Is How Tomorrow Moves, her 2024 album, sounds like the record of a person who has had lifetimes of experience in articulating love and change.
—Gracie Abrams, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
That’s also the idea behind his commitment to philanthropy, and why Gates advocates for more billionaires to join his Giving Pledge, in which 240 wealthy individuals have committed to giving away at least half of their fortunes to charity during their lifetimes.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Lifetimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifetimes. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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