as in continuation
uninterrupted or lasting existence
after being shuttled from one foster home to another, the child needs some continuity of care
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Recent Examples of continuity
Luxury authority is built on continuity.
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Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
That continuity is part of the park’s quiet magic.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
In a tournament that has become increasingly shaped by veteran transfers, fifth-year seniors and roster continuity, Thursday night offers something different.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
The trip will be one of the clearest demonstrations of continuity between Leo and Francis, who made Lampedusa the destination of his first papal trip.
—Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
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Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
That continuity is part of the park’s quiet magic.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
In a tournament that has become increasingly shaped by veteran transfers, fifth-year seniors and roster continuity, Thursday night offers something different.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
The trip will be one of the clearest demonstrations of continuity between Leo and Francis, who made Lampedusa the destination of his first papal trip.
—Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for continuity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuity
Noun
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Transformation is therefore not a departure from our heritage, but a continuation of it.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The initiative was intended as a more aggressive continuation of similar efforts launched under President Joe Biden, whose attorney general Merrick Garland had filed criminal charges against Hamas.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Because the case will be decided by Cook County Judge Carl Boyd instead of a jury, the trial is not subject to the same time pressures and may have long continuances.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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As the clock ticks toward the start of the 2026 regular season, Bubic needed only a few minutes to remind everyone that his 2025 All-Star campaign wasn’t a fluke … but the continuance of his march to stardom.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Amundsen’s work is in keeping with the rest of the show, which fills two halls at the liberal arts school with visual and multimedia works that probe the persistence of radioactive materials.—
Chloe Shrager,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Continuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuity. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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