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
Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 June 2018
Goals, fame and second-tier continental, as well as league success, came to the Brazilian, who became only the second man to break the world transfer record twice, all before his 21st birthday.
—SI.com, 27 May 2018
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
And ultimately the continental United States at risk from Iran and the whole world being held hostage by a terrorist state.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Organizers of the Asian Games—a pan-continental, multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia—have confirmed eSports will be a demonstration event later this year.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 June 2018
Goals, fame and second-tier continental, as well as league success, came to the Brazilian, who became only the second man to break the world transfer record twice, all before his 21st birthday.
—SI.com, 27 May 2018
Adjective
That cross-continental team pooled expertise to confirm the frog as a distinct species — one that had been quietly inhabiting its mountainous ecosystem, unrecognized by science until now.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
And ultimately the continental United States at risk from Iran and the whole world being held hostage by a terrorist state.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continental
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What is emerging instead is a stewardship model that treats vital ecosystems, like coral reefs, as dynamic systems requiring maintenance, repair, and adaptation, much like roads, damns, and power grids.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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My parents have no idea what’s happening because legacy media is not reporting on anything worth a damn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That timeline is crucial to understand, because to hit the United States with the ultimate weapon, Iran would have to place a nuclear warhead on top of an intercontinental ballistic missile.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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The company added that operations for intercontinental and Schengen-area flights aren’t subject to restrictions.—
Danny Lee,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.—
Peter Kornbluh,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Domestic routes, including transcontinental flights and flights to and from Hawaii, were also up, the report said.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The average price of a transcontinental flight has risen from $167 in late February to $414 in mid-March, according to a Deutsche Bank analysis.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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McCoy Moore was a modest 16-year-old Florida high school sophomore with no discernable musical talent — didn’t sing or write, couldn’t play a lick of guitar, and had no plans to do any of it — until his mom somehow got him inside Luke Combs’ tour bus.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins didn’t play a lick of defense in their only home loss of the season – a 98-97 overtime defeat against Indiana.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Authorities allege the violence was intended to elevate the defendants’ standing within MS-13, also known as La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational gang that originated in Los Angeles and now operates across the United States and Central America.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Beyond the country's borders, Los Choneros has forged ties with powerful transnational networks, including Mexico's Sinaloa cartel and criminal groups from Albania, enabling it to play a role in global drug trafficking routes.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 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
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And Donnie was so into it and so prepared, and just a hoot.—
Rebecca Milzoff,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Stephen Cook, the group’s attorney, is based in the Irvine office of the multinational law firm Brown Rudnick.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The forgeries’ provenance traced their passage through Italian auction houses and exposed a multinational network of suppliers.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Continental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continental. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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