How to Use on the spectrum in a Sentence

on the spectrum

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  • Love is blind, love is on the spectrum, love is… suddenly skinny?
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Zuckerberg, humorless, deadly serious, is still clearly on the spectrum but far removed from his younger self.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • People form these negative impressions in just seconds and report being reluctant to talk to, hang out with or even live near people on the spectrum.
    — Cindi May, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Billy’s experience having sex for the first time lies somewhere on the spectrum between traumatic and disappointing.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The same is true for her sister, Khloé Kardashian, who like Kim spent years running the family’s Dash boutiques and repping brands on the spectrum from cringey to elite.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

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