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
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
Try them all at Hacienda Santa Ana, located just 15 minutes outside of San Juan, or find Ron del Barrilito in many liquor stores across the continental United States.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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Noun
One of the most enduring of those remnants is the Ice Age Trail—a 1,200-mile route that traces the path of the last continental glacier and highlights Wisconsin’s most scenic terrain.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
Try them all at Hacienda Santa Ana, located just 15 minutes outside of San Juan, or find Ron del Barrilito in many liquor stores across the continental United States.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continental
Noun
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Even for those in the North who didn’t care a damn for the four million held in brutal bondage, or those who wanted a soft, conciliatory approach, the war began to take on new and moral meaning.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the start, the project required building a damn to drain the water from the facade.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lee also warned a North Korean intercontinental ballistic capable of delivering a nuclear payload to the United States is nearing completion.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even most versions of the intercontinental Boeing 747 cannot match that metric.—
J. George Gorant,
Robb Report,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The whit and the whoo are from different owls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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After 40 minutes, his energy hasn’t flagged a whit.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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The town dates back to the 1860s, when Union Pacific's nearby coal deposits lured thousands of immigrant laborers to the mines and railyards as the company neared the completion of the transcontinental railroad.—
Jenna McMurtry,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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The partnership is aimed at strengthening the companies' services as the freight rail industry becomes increasingly competitive — particularly as Union Pacific moves ahead with its plans to acquire Norfolk Southern to create a transcontinental railroad.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kershaw was on the winning end more often than not, but that didn’t mean the Giants didn’t also get in their licks.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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From bouncy dancehall riddims and hip-hop production inflections to tender country and western guitar licks, Treasure Self Love distills Iké’s wide range of childhood music into a succinct 11-track study of achieving wholeness by unflinchingly examining the darkest parts of your past.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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All this points to the inherent limitations of leaving it to individuals to stop industrial-level transnational fraud.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Monitoring a transnational gang like Tren de Aragua would typically fall under the purview of Homeland Security Investigations, which is a branch of ICE.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But these low-risk hi jinx will encourage your own littles to try new things and take chances for the adventure of learning and saving friends.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
24 Sep. 2025
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The pattern continues without the game, with the introduction of Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke doing little to improve things.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But many sports industry insiders remain convinced that the Lewis family will, at the very least, eventually explore their options, with the advice of at least one multinational financial advisory group.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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India has showcased its naval capabilities in submarine operations during a multinational military exercise in the South China Sea, where rival China claims most of the waters.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Continental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continental. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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