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during

[door-ing, dyoor-] / ˈdʊər ɪŋ, ˈdyʊər- /
PREPOSITION
concurrently with an activity, event
Synonyms
WEAK
all along all the while amid as at the same time as at the time for the time being in the course of in the interim in the meanwhile in the middle of in the time of meanwhile mid midst over pending the time between the whole time throughout until when while

Example Sentences

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During early development, they are thought to help the brain absorb large amounts of new information about the environment.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

During a conference call with analysts, D'Amaro said his longterm goals include strengthening the links between streaming and experiences.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

During the song, her dancers covered her with white gloved hands, transforming her into the Venus De Milo, then a bride, and eventually an angel.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

During their first year of dating, they would also take Spirit flights to visit Mason’s mother in Charlotte, N.C.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

During the years right after my birth and well into the Roaring Twenties, the Greenbrier was very popular among the industrialists and other extremely wealthy people in American society.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson