as in continuations
uninterrupted or lasting existence
after being shuttled from one foster home to another, the child needs some continuity of care
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Recent Examples of continuities
The ever-present discontent of voters Even as the pendulum has swung back and forth in recent Chilean presidential elections, there are deeper continuities across the different Chilean governments in the 21st century.
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Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
And yet the odd effect of Larsen and Letteney’s study is to make the continuities more vivid to us than the breaks.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
But this presumption ignored continuities in the nature of war, such as the enemy’s say in a war’s course of events and its political, human, and psychological complexities.
—H. R. McMaster, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2020
Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
And yet the odd effect of Larsen and Letteney’s study is to make the continuities more vivid to us than the breaks.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
But this presumption ignored continuities in the nature of war, such as the enemy’s say in a war’s course of events and its political, human, and psychological complexities.
—H. R. McMaster, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuities
Noun
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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
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The Department intends to stop funding both 2025 new awards and non-competing continuations for these seven grant programs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And this year, at least five court hearings aimed at setting a trial date have ended in delays or continuances.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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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
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“Continuities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuities. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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