as in spectrum
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a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities
His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving. a continuum of temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot
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Recent Examples of continuum
By fostering intergenerational collaborations, the Centre rebuilds a continuum of Black creativity.
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Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The record is a fascinating retrospective that reveals just how thoroughly Gaga understands her place in the pop-music continuum.
—Nate Sloan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
The film returns us to a childlike gaze, marveling at a world alive with possibility, where every sight lives on a continuum of meaning.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Visitors enter through the TARDIS spaceship to see all 17 of the Doctor's costumes and learn about scientific topics that informed the show from the space-time continuum to AI to cloning.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The record is a fascinating retrospective that reveals just how thoroughly Gaga understands her place in the pop-music continuum.
—Nate Sloan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
The film returns us to a childlike gaze, marveling at a world alive with possibility, where every sight lives on a continuum of meaning.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Visitors enter through the TARDIS spaceship to see all 17 of the Doctor's costumes and learn about scientific topics that informed the show from the space-time continuum to AI to cloning.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuum
Noun
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But that can really coexist on both sides of the political spectrum.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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Fans have interpreted Murderbot as asexual, gender-fluid and on the autism spectrum.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Nevertheless, the scale of the shortfall raises concerns about broader demand trends and could even suggest a loss of market share for Super Micro Computer to rivals like Dell Technologies.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Second: The scale of the potential corruption is boundless.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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“Continuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuum. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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