during
preposition
dur·ing
ˈdu̇r-iŋ 
also ˈdyu̇r-
1
: throughout the duration of
swims every day during the summer
2
: at a point in the course of
was offered a job during a visit to the capital
Examples of during in a Sentence
She swims every day during the summer.
We got along well during the trip.
He worked in the field during most of the day.
During the interview, they asked about my previous jobs.
The fire alarm went off during the ceremony.
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Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
But that’s not to say Mars necessarily hosted vast oceans and rivers—or at least not during that era.
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during
preposition
dur·ing
ˌd(y)u̇r-iŋ
1
: throughout the course of
swims every day during the summer
2
: at some time in the course of
you may call me during the day
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