as in spectrum
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a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities
His motives for volunteering lie somewhere on the continuum between charitable and self-serving. a continuum of temperatures ranging from very cold to very hot
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Recent Examples of continuum
The center provides a full continuum of care, including detox, residential treatment, outpatient programs, and aftercare services.
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Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
But a continuum seems to exist.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
In 1935, Einstein and his colleague Nathan Rosen found a mathematical solution that suggested this spacetime continuum could form a kind of tunnel connecting two distant points, called an Einstein-Rosen bridge.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
Spearfishing is part of a long continuum of cultural knowledge, identity and the expression of treaty rights.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
But a continuum seems to exist.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
In 1935, Einstein and his colleague Nathan Rosen found a mathematical solution that suggested this spacetime continuum could form a kind of tunnel connecting two distant points, called an Einstein-Rosen bridge.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
Spearfishing is part of a long continuum of cultural knowledge, identity and the expression of treaty rights.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for continuum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuum
Noun
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The intriguing consideration is that this default AI persona exists along a kind of spectrum of potential AI personas.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But most people who are thinking people see everyone somewhere on a spectrum.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Under her leadership, the foundation has sharpened its focus on transition into employment and entrepreneurship, using the scale of a major bank to translate corporate resources into measurable social mobility.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Of them clogging the sills of our doors and windows with their downy scales.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Continuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuum. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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