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Recent Examples of time-consuming
College is time-consuming, expensive and complicated.
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ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The film was originally scheduled to be released in 2024, but got pulled from Sony’s release schedule due the actors strike preventing voice recording work, as well as other production delays associated with the time-consuming animation.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Today, costly and time-consuming coachbuilding acts as a mirror for the owner’s personal style and affinities, all the while displaying the status of having formed such a close connection with a brand that you’re invited to commission something singular.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
During this time-consuming process, patients may experience further physical and neurological decline that may lead to irreversible organ damage.
—Nathan Grant, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
The film was originally scheduled to be released in 2024, but got pulled from Sony’s release schedule due the actors strike preventing voice recording work, as well as other production delays associated with the time-consuming animation.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Today, costly and time-consuming coachbuilding acts as a mirror for the owner’s personal style and affinities, all the while displaying the status of having formed such a close connection with a brand that you’re invited to commission something singular.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
During this time-consuming process, patients may experience further physical and neurological decline that may lead to irreversible organ damage.
—Nathan Grant, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time-consuming
nonautomatic
Adjective
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That leaves the 40 percent of the budget that is discretionary spending (i.e., nonautomatic spending that Congress appropriates).—
Timothy Noah,
The New Republic,
1 Feb. 2023
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On two separate occasions within the last decade, Blum and his attorneys argued that the University of Texas was placing too much weight on race in nonautomatic admissions.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Aug. 2019
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“Time-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time-consuming. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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