continua

variants also continuums
plural of continuum
as in spectrums
formal 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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Noun
  • If that sounds exactly like the type of single-mindedness that youth coaches want in their players, De Mil was conscious of Lammens tipping the scales by doing too much.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The difference between us and quantum computing is that some of our time scales start immediately.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The film operates under the Primetime banner, neurodivergent actor-producer Victoria Emslie’s platform dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices across disability, gender, global majority and sexuality spectrums.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Recent elections in Austria, Germany and France have produced historic turnouts for nationalist parties once at the fringe of their respective countries' political spectrums.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Continua.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continua. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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