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
Groundcover plants add texture and color as well as a sense of continuity to the garden.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Image For Chisholm, a fiddler and composer whose music is strongly influenced by the natural world, an instrument like the Gregg fiddle — along with the Scottish landscape — provides continuity in an evolving tradition that is still largely transmitted orally.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
This conversation has been edited for length, clarity and continuity.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
For example, UCHealth and Denver Health have processes dedicated to improving discharge planning, connection to housing services and care continuity for unhoused patients with health needs.
—Pilar Ingle, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Image For Chisholm, a fiddler and composer whose music is strongly influenced by the natural world, an instrument like the Gregg fiddle — along with the Scottish landscape — provides continuity in an evolving tradition that is still largely transmitted orally.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
This conversation has been edited for length, clarity and continuity.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
For example, UCHealth and Denver Health have processes dedicated to improving discharge planning, connection to housing services and care continuity for unhoused patients with health needs.
—Pilar Ingle, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuity
Noun
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The continuation of the fusion of fashion and sports is breeding ground for ESSX who has often found itself amongst the players who are at the forefront of the high fashion conversation, specifically within the athletic space.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
24 Apr. 2025
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As the Catholic Church prepares for a future without him, discussions about his successor and the continuation of his mission of peace and social justice are expected to dominate conversations within both religious and political circles.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Comans again grew agitated when Van Der Hout asked for continuance a second time and claimed lawyers representing DHS had not provided evidence to back up the allegations against his client.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Following the San Diego Planning Commission’s approval in December, the project had been scheduled to be heard by city council last month but President Joe LaCava called for the continuance to allow for a more thoughtful and complete evaluation.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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OpenAI recommends including three key reminders in all agent prompts: persistence (keeping going until resolution), tool-calling (using available tools rather than guessing), and planning (thinking before acting).—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Zaragoza’s persistence, and Martinez’s gamble to uproot his family, were massively rewarded in the years that followed.—
Joshua Korber Hoffman,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Continuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuity. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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