as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders
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Recent Examples of continental
Wired, 22 Aug. 2019
Many of these airlines also have different policies for intra-continental, short-haul flights, which are not included here.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2018
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 May 2026
This will be the first all-Mexican final in the continental tournament since 2021, when Monterrey defeated Club América.
—Daily News, 7 May 2026
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Noun
Today, greater migration rates among college graduates often necessitates cross-country, if not cross-continental, travel.
—Wired, 22 Aug. 2019
Many of these airlines also have different policies for intra-continental, short-haul flights, which are not included here.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2018
Adjective
And on March 8, NOAA said the past 12 months in the Lower 48 were again warmer than any other 12-month period, and severe to exceptional drought is occurring over 40% of the continental United States.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 May 2026
This will be the first all-Mexican final in the continental tournament since 2021, when Monterrey defeated Club América.
—Daily News, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continental
Noun
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In comedy, no one gives a damn.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Drop some of the races on tracks no one gives a damn about and showcase the old school tracks, Bristol, Talladega and Daytona get three races a season.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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The team previously lost against Uruguay in the intercontinental playoff final for the 2014 World Cup.—
Tushaar Kuthiala,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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Blake’s team was shoved into this intercontinental playoff, one last chance to make it.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
Noun
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His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.—
Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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The United States was connected from coast to coast by the first transcontinental railroad.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Combining with Union Pacific's network west of the Mississippi River would create the nation's first transcontinental railroad.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If none of this makes a lick of sense, never fear.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Eventually music theory discussion turned to actual licks.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Within that diversity, the most conspicuous large-scale formations were always transnational empires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Federal authorities describe TdA as a sprawling transnational organization involved in drug trafficking, human trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, and killings across Latin America and increasingly inside the United States.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Take The Kids To Tweetsie This nostalgic, Wild-West theme park is fun for younger kids and a hoot for adults, too.—
Leigh Ann Henion,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But increasingly, the forces accelerating that destruction are not just multinational corporations or ranchers clearing land for cattle.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Eric Haan, director of the Stellantis Poissy plant, poses for a portrait next to cars at the Stellantis multinational car manufacturer’s plant in Poissy, west of Paris, on April 15, 2026.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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“Continental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continental. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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