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
Filmmakers working on ultra-low budgets hardly have the option of achieving the kind of seamless dramatic continuities that industrial-strength techniques can offer.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
The museum has deconstructed the traditional, boxy narrative of art history and rendered the story itself a matter of curves and continuities.
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Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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
The continuities in the Chinese Communist Party are astounding.
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Ann Scott Tyson,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 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.
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H. R. McMaster,
Foreign Affairs,
1 June 2020
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
The museum has deconstructed the traditional, boxy narrative of art history and rendered the story itself a matter of curves and continuities.
—
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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.
—
Andra B. Chastain,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
The continuities in the Chinese Communist Party are astounding.
—
Ann Scott Tyson,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 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.
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Many of the actions are continuations of boycotts that started earlier this year.
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The trial began in March, and has been punctuated by long continuances.
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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.
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“Continuities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuities. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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