as in durations
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
I saw no need to pay more for a better-built computer that would just grow obsolete before the end of its life span
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Recent Examples of life spans
Rising living costs, inflation eroding purchasing power, and longer life spans have all made stepping away from the workforce more difficult than ever.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, marine life spans from the ocean sunfish to the dusky dolphin—but thankfully, South Africa’s iconic great white sharks are nowhere to be found.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
To extend their life spans, keep them in a storage case when not needed.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
Thanks to such advances as antibiotics and better sanitation, our life spans have roughly doubled since 1900.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, marine life spans from the ocean sunfish to the dusky dolphin—but thankfully, South Africa’s iconic great white sharks are nowhere to be found.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
To extend their life spans, keep them in a storage case when not needed.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
Thanks to such advances as antibiotics and better sanitation, our life spans have roughly doubled since 1900.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for life spans
Noun
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Overall, Brazil’s sandbox is sharper for securities pilots and secondary-market plumbing, while Mexico is broader for novel business models with tight guardrails and defined maximum durations.—
Juan Arroyo,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This feature will help users better understand their sleep patterns through bedtimes, heart rates and sleep durations tracking.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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These entries, laying out a monthslong plot in excruciating detail, revealed multiple visits to Tops Friendly Markets to survey the store’s layout and analyze a Google graph feature for the location’s busiest times.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Change is inherently pressured, and building 'organizational muscles' in times of adversity helps make teams more resilient and ultimately antifragile.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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An error led to four unearned runs being charged to Stewart, who faced six batters in his inning Thursday.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
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Hence, a linescore of six runs allowed on eight hits over five innings.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
20 Sep. 2025
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One paper in August estimates that Covid vaccines saved more than 2 million lives, mostly among older adults, worldwide between 2020 and October 2024.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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But for Ukraine—and for us—human lives matter.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Well, rest assured, no Broncos fan ever wants to hear the word leverage again in their collective lifetimes.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy’s overarching goal of addressing chronic disease could take many lifetimes to achieve.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Life spans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/life%20spans. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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