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
Best-practice transition periods typically span 2 to 4 years, allowing for deliberate preparation and continuity.
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Thomas Good, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Later, during the COVID-19 pandemic, proactive operational decisions helped maintain continuity and service for customers.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The company aims to maintain production continuity to assist workers with repetitive, physically demanding tasks while upholding quality and safety standards.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
Across the house, Murano glass fixtures act as a through line, lending continuity and a touch of whimsy.
—Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Good, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Later, during the COVID-19 pandemic, proactive operational decisions helped maintain continuity and service for customers.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The company aims to maintain production continuity to assist workers with repetitive, physically demanding tasks while upholding quality and safety standards.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
Across the house, Murano glass fixtures act as a through line, lending continuity and a touch of whimsy.
—Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for continuity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuity
Noun
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Acknowledging his greatness does not mean forgetting that his philosophy would have allowed—at least in the short term—the continuation of Black Americans’ second-class citizenship.—
Adam Harris,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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Supervisors are required to authorize any continuation of a pursuit and can cancel them based on the ongoing circumstances.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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As the clock ticks toward the start of the 2026 regular season, Bubic needed only a few minutes to remind everyone that his 2025 All-Star campaign wasn’t a fluke … but the continuance of his march to stardom.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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At a Friday court hearing for the family’s asylum case, a judge granted a continuance, which postpones the case to a later date, family attorney Danielle Molliver told CNN.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Personality traits such as mental toughness, discipline, high pain tolerance and persistence may also lead to worsened eating disorder risk and behaviors in athletes.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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It’s widely understood that to shop secondhand is to enter into a treasure hunt, where messiness is permitted and persistence is rewarded with bargains and unique items.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Continuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuity. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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