around-the-clock

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Recent Examples of around-the-clock By Monday, the federal government had approved the plans to build the project, and soon after trucks were bringing in portable restrooms, tents and industrial generators into the area — laying the groundwork for days of around-the-clock construction. Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025 Responsibilities include proactively monitoring for threats, helping executives map out business and personal travel, coordinating with law enforcement and around-the-clock availability for executives and their families. Calmatters, Mercury News, 24 June 2025 The around-the-clock care her 11-year-old son Dylan has had since kindergarten was cut to eight hours a day. Christopher O'Donnell, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025 Parkinson’s is categorized into five stages, with stage 5 characterized by the most severe impairments that require around-the-clock assistance. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for around-the-clock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for around-the-clock
Adjective
  • Now under the care of a foster, a nurse based in South Texas, Slugger is slowly responding to antibiotics, de-wormers, and round-the-clock care.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • The governor gets access to a state plane and round-the-clock security from FDLE.
    Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • In 2013, a British study of 1,000 mothers found that children asked their parents more than 300 questions per day at an hourly rate that rivals the pace of the Prime Minister’s Questions time.
    Bob Pearson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • If tips, combined with that hourly rate, don't equal Wisconsin's minimum wage of $7.25, employers must cover the difference.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • The telemetry log employs a cyclic buffer design, automatically overwriting older entries when the log reaches full capacity.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2025
  • Big Bounce: The Universe collapses and then expands again, potentially in a cyclic process.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

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“Around-the-clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/around-the-clock. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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