continually

adverb

kən-ˈtin-yü-ə-lē How to pronounce continually (audio)
Definition of continuallynext
1
as in constantly
many times grew up in a time when children were continually being told to mind their manners

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2
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 During our bass outing, Wing continually rammed submerged stumps and sent Dunn and his equipment sprawling. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026 Which is certainly an odd way to go about saving children from abuse, as Hansen continually explains the mission to Decoy Dan. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026 Movable partitions and lighting grids allow the rooms and their extensive technical infrastructure to be continually rearranged. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 The film continually stresses Taro’s commitment to the Spanish Republican cause. — Alissa Simon, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for continually
Recent Examples of Synonyms for continually
  1. constantly
  2. always
  3. often
  4. consistently
  5. repeatedly
  6. frequently
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  • What is something people constantly assume about you that is completely wrong?
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Americans were constantly pounding the ball inside and converting turnovers into easy layups.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of constantly
Adverb
  • Cutting down a tree is this ultimate symbol of the desecration of the environment, but that wasn’t always the case.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Conahan, now 72, acknowledged having a bondage fetish in court but has always denied killing anyone.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of always
Adverb
  • Those numbers were often compiled against lesser competition.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Commercial launch demand was on the wane, and what demand there was often went to launch providers in Europe or Russia.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of often
Adverb
  • As the most consistently excellent side in rugby union history, the All Blacks usually repaid any reaction by inflicting a defeat.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • High temperatures will consistently reach the low to mid-90s each afternoon, with ‘feels-like’ temperatures between 100 and 105 degrees.
    — Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of consistently
Adverb
  • She’s repeatedly called on global leaders to advocate for a ceasefire in Gaza.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Floods have repeatedly reshaped cities, destroyed communities, and caused some of the largest death tolls ever recorded from natural disasters.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of repeatedly
Adverb
  • The company employs about 850 people, does hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure work around the Northeast, and is frequently Connecticut’s choice on big-ticket contracts to construct schools, rebuild highways or repair bridges.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • For example, an enterprise may deploy an AI customer-service agent that achieves high technical accuracy, yet still fail because customers must repeat information, escalation paths are unclear and employees frequently override recommendations.
    — Ashwin Gaidhani, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
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“Continually.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continually. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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