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period

noun as in extent of time

noun as in ending

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Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.

The detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.

The idea that January 1st initiates a period of new beginning is not a flash of Hallmark brilliance.

The FCC investigation recently closed its comment period on the Marriott case.

Neither could her three-week, multi-thousand dollar stay, which was supposed to be a recovery period.

The reformers of the earlier period were not indifferent to the need for centralized organization in the banking system.

Tobacco at this period was also rolled up in the leaves of the Palm and smoked.

She did her work at a most interesting period in Dutch painting.

(p. 054) At this period it appears that tobacco was used as money, and as the measure of price and value.

At this period it brought enormous prices, the finest selling at from fifteen to eighteen shillings per pound.

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On this page you'll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to period, such as: age, course, cycle, date, duration, and era.

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

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