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Recent Examples of spectrum
If each Animal Collective album exists somewhere on a spectrum between honeyed psych-pop melodies and brain-melting abstraction, Geologist’s contributions clearly fortify the latter impulse.
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Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
In the middle of this spectrum, a trio of mid-career stylistic chameleons and sometime collaborators — Feid, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny — carefully map out intersecting tastes.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
But across the spectrum of definitions, there is one resounding fact—aunties are essential.
—Ashley Simpo, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
This pick from Innisfree offers broad spectrum SPF 36 protection and leaves a glowy finish, with no white cast.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026
In the middle of this spectrum, a trio of mid-career stylistic chameleons and sometime collaborators — Feid, J Balvin, and Bad Bunny — carefully map out intersecting tastes.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
But across the spectrum of definitions, there is one resounding fact—aunties are essential.
—Ashley Simpo, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
This pick from Innisfree offers broad spectrum SPF 36 protection and leaves a glowy finish, with no white cast.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectrum
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Their new approach enables micro- and nanoscale 3D fabrication using a wide range of materials, moving beyond polymers and opening new design possibilities.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The awards exist to sort through that range and highlight the bottles that best represent each style.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Several African governments, including Botswana, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya, have acknowledged the scale of the problem.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Iranian economy is a grand hall of mirrors, concealing criminal theft on an epic scale.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Personal style runs the most gigantic gamut among nominees, presenters, performers, and guests, so that means the Grammy red carpet offers an incredible range of hair, makeup, and nail inspiration.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2026
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Yosemite focuses on the whole gamut of cancers, from colon cancer, which is often caught early and is treatable, to pancreatic cancer, which is largely a death sentence.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Spectrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectrum. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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