as in continuation
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 continuity
The district’s electronic lottery system also considers priorities like sibling enrollment, active military status and program continuity.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
The Palisades was a place that projected continuity, a place where people stayed.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The same cannot exactly be said for the eight subsequent franchise installments, a motley group of sequels, prequels, reboots, remakes, and legacy sequels that have muddied the continuity.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Perhaps that new manager, looking for some continuity, would keep Schaeffer on as a bench coach.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for continuity
Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
The Palisades was a place that projected continuity, a place where people stayed.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The same cannot exactly be said for the eight subsequent franchise installments, a motley group of sequels, prequels, reboots, remakes, and legacy sequels that have muddied the continuity.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Perhaps that new manager, looking for some continuity, would keep Schaeffer on as a bench coach.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for continuity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuity
Noun
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The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In Israel, Netanyahu will need to get the approval of the far-right members of his government, who in the past have resisted anything short of a continuation of the war and the final takeover of the Gaza Strip by Israel.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This growth is a continuance of the surge in oil production resulting from the shale boom that began earlier this century.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The court rejected a continuance filing by Vagovic.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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While Sehgal’s persistence was key in keeping the project alive through corporate upheavals – going as far as to stash a culture at home – neither Nogrady nor the METEI was ever credited in his landmark publications.—
Ted Powers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many locals already have tight circles, and breaking in takes patience and persistence.—
Cepee Tabibian,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Continuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuity. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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