continuously
adverb
con·tin·u·ous·ly
kən-ˈtin-yü-əs-lē 
: in a continuous manner : without interruption
a business that has been operating continuously for more than 50 years
a monitoring system that runs continuously
one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world
The pressure was building slowly and continuously for several hours.
Editors are continuously updating the dictionary.
Sauté slowly, about 5 minutes, stirring continuously.—
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Our teams continuously monitor and remain prepared should conditions change.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 23 Aug. 2025
Finally, maintaining zero-trust security and dynamic authentication is also critical in an autonomous environment, when identity and access cannot be static and every action must be continuously verified.
—Ben Blanquera, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That is why Alliance for Secure AI continuously works towards educating the regulators.
—William Jones, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
As of Friday, the space station has been continuously crewed for 24 years and 9 months and 20 days.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 23 Aug. 2025
Finally, maintaining zero-trust security and dynamic authentication is also critical in an autonomous environment, when identity and access cannot be static and every action must be continuously verified.
—Ben Blanquera, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
That is why Alliance for Secure AI continuously works towards educating the regulators.
—William Jones, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
As of Friday, the space station has been continuously crewed for 24 years and 9 months and 20 days.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Continuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continuously. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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