Synonyms for for a while
for a while

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1. awhile, for a whileadverb

   for a short time

   "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while"

   Synonyms:
   awhile

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1. Adam Smith:

   I don't think it is anywhere near as alarming as it's being presented, it's a matter of taking samples. And the Iranians want to take the samples themselves while the IAEA monitors them taking those samples. That's it.

2. Heinrich Heine:

   While we are indifferent to our good qualities, we keep on deceiving ourselves in regard to our faults, until we come to look on them as virtues.

3. Airbus Group:

   With this transaction, Airbus Group plans to fully dispose of its 23.6 percent stake in Dassault Aviation while retaining upside exposure on the shares underlying the bonds.

4. Ed Matthew:

   There are different kinds of insulation measures, cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and draft-proofing are very cost-effective, while solid wall installation is much more complex and expensive.

5. Lee Merritt:

   These offenses occurred while our client was being groomed to join Kelly’s sex cult.