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during

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for during.

Editorial note

This combined with successful economic policies during the early 50s made Mao overly confident of his support base.

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Quick take

(rare) A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of during gathered in one view.

noun

(rare) A surname.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for during.

noun

(rare) A surname.

Example sentences

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This combined with successful economic policies during the early 50s made Mao overly confident of his support base.

2

Places that require memorized knowledge about things during an interview that are not part of the job field pull crappy things.

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As such I'd never use them for an important visit, or a visit during an event.

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I ran into this problem during college since I gave a couple friends my password.

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By that argument, you lose energy when gasoline evaporates during transportation.

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Best book: Barron's I also have a few helpful.pdf's I found during my studies.

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I'm now using this to know in which projects I've worked during the week.

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I know the feeling, one of my favourite tree just died in spring; it was all fine during the winter, and just died like that.

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> Between 25% and 50% of the factories in the region restrict access to toilets and drinking water during the workday.

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On the other hand, during transition periods, distros have been pretty good about this, like the libc5 vs libc6 transition, and by providing compat packages.

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> While I was asleep at the wheel during my generic office job, the world moved on without me.

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> By that argument, you lose energy when gasoline evaporates during transportation.

Quote examples

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When spoken, inhale during "pronoun break time" and nobody skips a beat.

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"Neutron poisons" that accumulate in fuel rods during normal operation can also interfere with a re-start.

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I've read that this is how NYC has "taken care of their homeless problem": they simply let the homeless die, which is quite easy to do in NYC during the winter by forcing the homeless to sleep outdoors, where the weather is much more deadly than it ever gets in San Francisco.

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The problem is that a manager who's permissive and nurturing will be regarded well by his subordinates, and held in good regard during good times, but if something happens outside of his control, he's likely to take blame from above for having been "too soft".

Proper noun examples

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During the civil war, the communists has substantial support from the academics and intellectuals (think Spanish Civil War).

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During the Reagan era the mental institutions were emptied, and the mentally ill were basically thrown out on the street.

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During the time his rival Liu Shaoqi became the chairman, who played with the idea of market economy and was warming up to the west.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use during in a sentence?

This combined with successful economic policies during the early 50s made Mao overly confident of his support base.

What does during mean?

(rare) A surname.

What part of speech is during?

during is commonly used as noun.