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View definitions for while

while

conjunction as in even though

noun as in time interval

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The water was followed by a trip to the kitchen, where, wrapped in the quilt, I slumped into a chair while she hastily prepared a bowl of vegetable soup.

Foster’s quick flameout after a little more than one season has led to a new opening inside the athletic department while leading a growing contingent of donors and fans to demand one more.

He also allegedly said “it will create red flags if they hire her while she is a board member, so they would create the contract with her daughter,” according to the memo.

She had to endure the mental anguish of watching her body grow while knowing her first child was dying.

From Salon

Behaving like an duchess while living in a suburb, Bucket's monstrous social-climbing schemes were ultimately doomed to failure - while she battled to maintain her dignity.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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