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Recent Examples of time-consuming
And while some places have updated their zoning to allow duplexes and apartments, trying to change the rules is often controversial, time-consuming and costly.
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Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 July 2025
Manufacturing satellites is a complicated and time-consuming endeavor, and establishing a steady launch cadence is tricky even with reusable rockets.
—Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 24 July 2025
While time-consuming, the advantage is manufacturers have substantially greater legal protections in the event of a liability claim.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Set up is also a little time-consuming, taking up to 72 hours to puff up to its final size.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 22 July 2025
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Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 July 2025
Manufacturing satellites is a complicated and time-consuming endeavor, and establishing a steady launch cadence is tricky even with reusable rockets.
—Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 24 July 2025
While time-consuming, the advantage is manufacturers have substantially greater legal protections in the event of a liability claim.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 July 2025
Set up is also a little time-consuming, taking up to 72 hours to puff up to its final size.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 22 July 2025
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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 30 Jul. 2025.
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