Decade
noun
A period of ten years.
She has been working here for over a decade.
Often appears as...
- last decade
- next decade
noun
In reference to each of the ten parts into which a century is divided.
The first decade of the 21st century
Often appears as...
- early decade
- late decade
noun
A set of ten, particularly in art or entertainment.
This album is a decade of his greatest hits.
noun
A decade refers to a person's age in the tens, for example, someone in their 20s or 30s.
She's in her third decade.
noun
A period of ten years.
She has been working here for over a decade.
Often appears as...
- last decade
- next decade
noun
In reference to each of the ten parts into which a century is divided.
The first decade of the 21st century
Often appears as...
- early decade
- late decade
noun
A set of ten, particularly in art or entertainment.
This album is a decade of his greatest hits.
noun
A decade refers to a person's age in the tens, for example, someone in their 20s or 30s.
She's in her third decade.
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Pro Tip 1/3Measuring Time
Use 'decade' to mark significant time periods in history or someone's life.
The technological advances this last decade have been remarkable.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Exact
'Decade' may refer to an approximate span of ten years, not exactly ten.
The band's music shaped a generation, roughly a decade of influence.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Milestones
Use 'decade' when discussing periods known for specific cultural trends.
The fashion trends of the 80s decade were truly unique.
Pro Tip 1/3Measuring Time
Use 'decade' to mark significant time periods in history or someone's life.
The technological advances this last decade have been remarkable.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Exact
'Decade' may refer to an approximate span of ten years, not exactly ten.
The band's music shaped a generation, roughly a decade of influence.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Milestones
Use 'decade' when discussing periods known for specific cultural trends.
The fashion trends of the 80s decade were truly unique.
Pro Tip 1/3Measuring Time
Use 'decade' to mark significant time periods in history or someone's life.
The technological advances this last decade have been remarkable.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Exact
'Decade' may refer to an approximate span of ten years, not exactly ten.
The band's music shaped a generation, roughly a decade of influence.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Milestones
Use 'decade' when discussing periods known for specific cultural trends.
The fashion trends of the 80s decade were truly unique.
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Why do we feel...
but as a mental condition similar to depression. Psychologists of the time speculated that it represented difficulties letting go of childhood, or even a longing to return to one's fetal state. But over the next few decades, the understanding of nostalgia changed in two important ways.
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The strange case of the...
They collected the local flora and fed samples to lab rats, but struggled to replicate the effect. So they decided to directly observe the sheep with one scientist even living with the herd for three summers. After a decade of trial and error, the scientists finally found the culprit,
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What are the universal...
insisting on their universality, indivisibility, and interdependence. And in the past decades, international human rights law has grown, deepening and expanding our understanding of what human rights are, and how to better protect them. So if these principles are so well-developed,
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History vs. Vladimir...
in a few decades from a backward and undeveloped monarchy full of illiterate peasants to a modern, industrial superpower, with one of the world's best educated populations, unprecedented opportunities for women, and some of the most important scientific advancements
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The Astronaut of the...
well in the deep ocean there's not a lot of food so when a whale carcass sinks down into the depths it's like this feeding bonanza basically and it draws all these animals towards it and it goes through various stages during the decades that it will be there
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Rethinking infidelity...
They are often people who are deeply monogamous in their beliefs, and at least for their partner. But they find themselves in a conflict between their values and their behavior. They often are people who have actually been faithful for decades,
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How to recognize a...
In the decades after World War II, writers wondered what new technologies like atomic energy, artificial intelligence, and space travel meant for humanity's future. Contrasting with popular visions of shining progress,
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A message of peace, hope...
asking here you got involved in this fad gosh a couple decades ago about Salman Rushdie and you were reported as having supporting the fatwa against him I mean do you regret how that played out I regret the question
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Is math discovered or...
developed in a vacuum, often with no view towards describing any physical phenomena, have proven decades or even centuries later, to be the framework necessary to explain how the universe has been working all along.
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Frank Drake’s Cosmic...
to the value of l the lifespan of civilizations may it prove to be a very large number in the six decades since the introduction of the drake equation there have been monumental advances in space
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Why do we feel...
but as a mental condition similar to depression. Psychologists of the time speculated that it represented difficulties letting go of childhood, or even a longing to return to one's fetal state. But over the next few decades, the understanding of nostalgia changed in two important ways.
Video examples
The strange case of the...
They collected the local flora and fed samples to lab rats, but struggled to replicate the effect. So they decided to directly observe the sheep with one scientist even living with the herd for three summers. After a decade of trial and error, the scientists finally found the culprit,
Video examples
What are the universal...
insisting on their universality, indivisibility, and interdependence. And in the past decades, international human rights law has grown, deepening and expanding our understanding of what human rights are, and how to better protect them. So if these principles are so well-developed,
Video examples
History vs. Vladimir...
in a few decades from a backward and undeveloped monarchy full of illiterate peasants to a modern, industrial superpower, with one of the world's best educated populations, unprecedented opportunities for women, and some of the most important scientific advancements
Video examples
The Astronaut of the...
well in the deep ocean there's not a lot of food so when a whale carcass sinks down into the depths it's like this feeding bonanza basically and it draws all these animals towards it and it goes through various stages during the decades that it will be there
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
They are often people who are deeply monogamous in their beliefs, and at least for their partner. But they find themselves in a conflict between their values and their behavior. They often are people who have actually been faithful for decades,
Video examples
How to recognize a...
In the decades after World War II, writers wondered what new technologies like atomic energy, artificial intelligence, and space travel meant for humanity's future. Contrasting with popular visions of shining progress,
Video examples
A message of peace, hope...
asking here you got involved in this fad gosh a couple decades ago about Salman Rushdie and you were reported as having supporting the fatwa against him I mean do you regret how that played out I regret the question
Video examples
Is math discovered or...
developed in a vacuum, often with no view towards describing any physical phenomena, have proven decades or even centuries later, to be the framework necessary to explain how the universe has been working all along.
Video examples
Frank Drake’s Cosmic...
to the value of l the lifespan of civilizations may it prove to be a very large number in the six decades since the introduction of the drake equation there have been monumental advances in space
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
Real change, the kind we have not seen in decades, is only going to come from outside the system. And it's only going to come from a man who's spent his entire life doing what others said could not be done. My father is a fighter.
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George W. Bush
American President
The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
In energy, you have to plan and do research way in advance, sometimes decades in advance to get a new system that's safer, doesn't require us to go around the world to get all our oil.
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Coco Rocha
Canadian Model
Having worked with many of the world's top modeling agencies for the last decade, I've seen what works and doesn't work in managing a model's career.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good.
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Michael Gerber
American Writer
I've said it for four decades - work 'on' your business, not just 'in' your business!
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David Moyes
Scottish Coach
I've got huge affection for Everton. It was my life for over a decade.
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Matthew Rhys
Welsh Actor
I've aged. 'Patagonia' has robbed me of a decade of my life.
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Melissa McCarthy
American Actress
I didn't wear jeans for, like, a decade of my life.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
Real change, the kind we have not seen in decades, is only going to come from outside the system. And it's only going to come from a man who's spent his entire life doing what others said could not be done. My father is a fighter.
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George W. Bush
American President
The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
In energy, you have to plan and do research way in advance, sometimes decades in advance to get a new system that's safer, doesn't require us to go around the world to get all our oil.
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Coco Rocha
Canadian Model
Having worked with many of the world's top modeling agencies for the last decade, I've seen what works and doesn't work in managing a model's career.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good.
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Michael Gerber
American Writer
I've said it for four decades - work 'on' your business, not just 'in' your business!
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David Moyes
Scottish Coach
I've got huge affection for Everton. It was my life for over a decade.
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Matthew Rhys
Welsh Actor
I've aged. 'Patagonia' has robbed me of a decade of my life.
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Melissa McCarthy
American Actress
I didn't wear jeans for, like, a decade of my life.
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