1
as in continuous
going on and on without any interruptions
there has been ceaseless rain for three days
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as in endless
lasting forever
promised her ceaseless happiness if she would only marry him
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Recent Examples of ceaseless
The show teetered between artists — Brandy with three songs here, Monica with two there — making for a ceaseless conveyor belt of hits and many, many costume changes.
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Macron’s fourth in more than a year of almost ceaseless political upheaval — puts the French leader in a bind.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
The planet is tidally locked, so one side bakes in ceaseless sunshine while the other is always dark.
—Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Its opening installments even find a way to cram in some exposition amid all the terror and mayhem, but by the end of the season, the ceaseless adrenaline and motion of the plot are something to behold.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Macron’s fourth in more than a year of almost ceaseless political upheaval — puts the French leader in a bind.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
The planet is tidally locked, so one side bakes in ceaseless sunshine while the other is always dark.
—Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Its opening installments even find a way to cram in some exposition amid all the terror and mayhem, but by the end of the season, the ceaseless adrenaline and motion of the plot are something to behold.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceaseless
Adjective
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It is equipped with an active cooling system between its leg joints, ensuring continuous high-intensity performance up to 4 hours with a solid-state lithium battery architecture.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Group nurtures a culture built on empowerment, agility, and continuous learning.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Boone area may be home to three different ski resorts—Appalachian Ski Mountain, Sugar Mountain Resort, and Beech Mountain Resort—but America’s Best Small Mountain Town also has endless appeal for travelers who’d rather not spend all day zooming down the mountain.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The accolades were endless for Miranda in 2025.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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The 71-year-old Orlando father has bad knees and continual back pain from the effort.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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SpaceX says that its constellation has about 30,000 tracking cameras that are capable of detecting and tracking objects on a continual basis, building up databases that make calculations much faster – minutes instead of hours.—
David Szondy
February 07,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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But Brontë’s novel is an eternal nightmare, one that has haunted readers for two centuries.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Plenty of observers over the years have drawn a link between the Koopas and their king, Mario’s eternal archenemy Bowser, and the reptilian kappa creatures of Japanese mythology, untrustworthy trickster water spirits with a passing resemblance to turtles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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The city is planning to upgrade the existing theater for continued use by local community groups while creating a second theater for TheatreWorks, founded in Palo Alto in 1970.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Whether the Pac-12 has a higher percentage of football games on linear TV or is collecting a few million more per school is secondary to the continued existence of two major college football conferences in the western third of the country for at least the next four or five years.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The symphony, conducted by its music director Carolyn Kuan, is playing a ballet score by Prokofiev inspired by Shakespeare’s immortal drama about two young lovers from feuding families at the Belding Theater at The Bushnell, located at 166 Capitol Ave.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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On the other sideline, the New England Patriots are somehow back here again, trying to rekindle a dynasty that once felt immortal under Tom Brady.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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With the incessant storms that year, bush pilots said red lights would be easier to see than the current blue ones.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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If Houston opens the season with both players on its roster — and all the other infielders are healthy — conversations surrounding each day’s lineup decisions will be incessant.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Ceaseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceaseless. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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