as in continuous
disapproving having or seeming to have no end; continuing for a very long time an interminable war an interminable wait
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Recent Examples of interminable Costly, interminable and unsuccessful wars are not a formula for presidential popularity. —
Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 The wait to the finish felt interminable. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026 For some, accepting mistakes is preferable to an interminable few minutes of scrolling through frames and drawing lines. —Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026 The reward for winning is the right to unleash an interminable flood of trash talk; the price of losing is to absorb it. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interminable
Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 The wait to the finish felt interminable. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026 For some, accepting mistakes is preferable to an interminable few minutes of scrolling through frames and drawing lines. —Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026 The reward for winning is the right to unleash an interminable flood of trash talk; the price of losing is to absorb it. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interminable
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The battery generates a continuous flow of direct current (DC) electricity, without relying on additional external energy sources.— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
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Porta also works entirely free of cables, using an internal rechargeable battery to remove the need for continuous access to power.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
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Miami, a city that seems under continual reinvention, has seen several implosions over the years.— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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As the political philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) wrote in his magnum opus Leviathan, there would be no culture, no navigation, no knowledge of the face of the earth, no arts, no letters, no society; instead, there would be rapes, thefts, murders, and continual fear of violence.— George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
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Fuqua’s facility helps explain both his continued success and, perhaps, his relatively low profile.— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The five-star analyst added that growing demand in scale-up networking is giving confidence in continued strength in future earnings, encouraging investors to look beyond 2027 and factor in these opportunities.— TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 Apr. 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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“Interminable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/interminable. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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