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Recent Examples of discontinuity If our civilization suffers some kind of severe discontinuity, future archaeologists may need to dig this place up to get a hint as to how things went so wrong. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 The name was a play on the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or Moho, which defines the boundary between the crust and mantle. Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024 For all its jangly discontinuities, the current work (all untitled) feels newly grounded. Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024 The September 11 attacks are one of those events -- like Pearl Harbor, the 1929 stock-market crash, or the fall of the Berlin Wall -- that marks a sharp discontinuity not only in our history, but in how people who lived through those events understood the world around them. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 11 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for discontinuity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinuity
Noun
  • There was a moment towards the end of that match which, with hindsight, highlights another reason the gap between the teams is closing.
    Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The 48-year age gap was the butt of one of Snoop Dogg's jokes during the NFL Honors.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • However, frequent or long interruptions can affect a person's health.
    Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In many areas, this was the second or third day of class interruptions.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Better yet, seal up holes in your house to prevent the mice from entering to begin with and store food in rodent proof (preferably glass or metal) containers.
    Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Audi can make your 2010s niche racing dreams come true, in other words, which is probably a better way to spend the money burning a hole in your pocket than buying yet another supercar that will sit in a garage to be admired.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Microwave this chocolate mixture for 30 seconds, stir, then microwave for 15-second intervals until mixture is fully melted and smooth, stirring between each.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
  • In the ensuing interval, Established & Sons struggled to regain its footing.
    Ian Volner, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • One Direction announced an indefinite hiatus in 2015, months after Malik left the group.
    Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Hurley plunges the depths of his decision to take a hiatus from the game after a Seton Hall game at Madison Square Garden.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Discontinuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuity. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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