continuances

noun

plural of continuance
1
as in durations
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress the feud between the two families was bitter and of long continuance

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2
as in continuations
uninterrupted or lasting existence the continuance of hunger in the world despite some valiant efforts to solve the problem

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Recent Examples of continuances His hearing, during which he was served a life sentence, occurred this month after the defense requested multiple continuances. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 The trial began in March, and has been punctuated by long continuances. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 After a not guilty plea and two years of continuances, his state trial was scheduled to begin on January 26 but has been delayed again, according to court records. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 The next month, the court ordered new restrictions on pretrial continuances. — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 Jan. 2026 During two previous court appearances, a judge granted Valle continuances to hire an attorney or file an application for a public defender. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026 Wiegert argued that the cases are not linked and that there is no guarantee that Mays will not be granted further continuances before trial. — Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025 Judge Lipner ruled that there would be no further continuances in the case. — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuances
  1. durations
  2. continuations
  3. times
  4. continuities
Noun
  • Throughout the study, all participants wore wrist monitors that tracked their physical activity and sleep durations.
    — Brian Mastroianni, Health, 20 July 2026
  • Starhopper's success paved the way for higher jumps for longer durations as SpaceX honed Starship's early design, and the same is planned for RV-X.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of durations
Noun
  • Since the series’ end, Stewart has kept busy — and not just by turning his small-screen captain into a big-screen hero with the franchise’s film continuations.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026
  • Stranger Things’ transformation—from a charming homage to ’80s blockbusters to a sprawling transmedia franchise—was ribbed later in last night’s episode, in a commercial parody imagining a string of continuations.
    — Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of continuations
Noun
  • Another study published by the CDC in March 2022 showed that unvaccinated adults were 12 times more likely to be hospitalized than those who had received an initial series and booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One of the loveliest times of day is in the morning when sun streams through the windows that look out onto the street.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of times
Noun
  • Advertisement Kryptonite, the iconic weakness of Superman and Supergirl (along with red suns and, in some continuities, magic), was first created for the '40s radio serial The Adventures of Superman.
    — James Grebey, Time, 26 June 2026
  • Filmmakers working on ultra-low budgets hardly have the option of achieving the kind of seamless dramatic continuities that industrial-strength techniques can offer.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Definition of continuities

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