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as in constantly
many times
grew up in a time when children were continually being told to mind their manners
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as in always
on every relevant occasion
the computer program continually updates the file with new information
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Recent Examples of continually
Capitalism is the other force that restlessly and continually remakes the world.
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Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
The release has been continually delayed, but with the announcement of the $13 billion investment and the ruffling of feathers over which manufacturing plant (and which country) gets to build the truck, rollout will not be until 2027.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 24 Jan. 2026
As a political dissident, Pahlavi continually called for a popular uprising, regime change and a secular and democratic state.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
But the number of victims in need of services is continually on the rise.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
The release has been continually delayed, but with the announcement of the $13 billion investment and the ruffling of feathers over which manufacturing plant (and which country) gets to build the truck, rollout will not be until 2027.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 24 Jan. 2026
As a political dissident, Pahlavi continually called for a popular uprising, regime change and a secular and democratic state.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
But the number of victims in need of services is continually on the rise.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continually
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The Cross-Functional Peer This person is someone at your same professional level but in a department that your team works with constantly.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lobotka is constantly processing.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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So having another person in her space was always a little surprising, even if the curator, gazing at her with his usual mix of mild reproach and gauzy concern, seemed not abundantly different from the empty chair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Finding good Japanese food in London hasn’t always been the easiest task, given the city’s abundance of mediocre sushi takeaway spots and gaudy central London restaurants serving sub-par fish dressed up with too many bells and whistles.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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These therapies are not universally successful, of course, but can often save lives and defeat cancers where other methods are unsuccessful.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Memory has consistently been among the most cyclical industries within semiconductors.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Of all the opposition leaders, Machado has spoken most consistently in favor of privatization and foreign investment.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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The officer in the tan beanie repeatedly hits Pretti in the head with the pepper spray canister.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Trump has criticized Powell repeatedly during his first year back in the White House ‒ threatening to try to fire him from the board of the independent agency ‒ for refusing to lower interest rates.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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With several teams in qualification places on goal difference alone as things stand, prepare for the league table to be changing as frequently as an airport departures board throughout the 90 minutes.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist with security.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Continually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continually. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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