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Recent Examples of spectrum
The beating death of ultraconservative activist Quentin Deranque in the French city of Lyon last week has pushed both the country’s far right and left flanks toward bellicosity, as both ends of the political spectrum blame the other for his death and the threat of further violence.
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Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
The company offers items across the decor spectrum, but the sheets are the real stars—they’re handmade in upstate New York with top-notch Italian and Belgian linen.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
The sheriff said the exact motive was not clear, and that the driver's ideology may have spanned extreme sides of the political spectrum.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
But legal opposition crossed the political spectrum, including libertarian and pro-business groups that are typically aligned with the GOP.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
The company offers items across the decor spectrum, but the sheets are the real stars—they’re handmade in upstate New York with top-notch Italian and Belgian linen.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
The sheriff said the exact motive was not clear, and that the driver's ideology may have spanned extreme sides of the political spectrum.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
But legal opposition crossed the political spectrum, including libertarian and pro-business groups that are typically aligned with the GOP.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectrum
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There will also be a rotating line up of pop-up vendors selling a range of treats.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Together, top reserves Payton Pritchard and Nikola Vucevic went 2-for-13 from the field and 1-for-7 from 3-point range.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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There’s one more factor that needs to be taken into account on the largest of cosmic scales, including for the cosmic measurements of the event horizon of the black hole at the center of galaxy Messier 87, and that is the expansion of the Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
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These are quibbles with a place whose essential proposition, privacy at a scale that no longer exists elsewhere in the Caribbean, remains effective.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Iran’s opposition spans a wide gamut—reformist, republican, and monarchist; domestic and international.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Tiki decor runs a gamut from high to low camp.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Spectrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectrum. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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