1
as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
microscopic discontinuities in the connecting wires
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as in interruption
a break in continuity
a noticeable discontinuity in the flow of the story
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Recent Examples of discontinuity
Maintaining the fiction of continuity after the incommensurable discontinuity of Hutchins’s death is, at best, a highly questionable choice.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
When there are periods of discontinuity, substantial unexpected product trends emerge.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Where the VisEra device does fall short is in its response to light that comes in at an angle because of discontinuities in the metasurface.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
By definition, however, innovation creates discontinuities with the past that can generate social trauma.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2017
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
When there are periods of discontinuity, substantial unexpected product trends emerge.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Where the VisEra device does fall short is in its response to light that comes in at an angle because of discontinuities in the metasurface.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
By definition, however, innovation creates discontinuities with the past that can generate social trauma.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinuity
Noun
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And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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The age gap between their characters was also something thought out by screenwriters David Swift, Charles Shyer, and Nancy Meyers (who also served as the film's director).—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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As for closures and travel interruptions, Pirek said the only stoppages that will occur are some trains at Camp Pendleton.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Buffalo’s forward depth has already been tested early in the season, and Danforth is a versatile player who helps the Sabres plug holes in the bottom six.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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When the Chicago rat hole went viral, Magle and his team considered how the mark was made.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Compared to its shorter-interval workouts, for example, the Norwegian 4x4 is especially effective at raising VO2 max and, in turn, at building endurance, experts previously told SELF.—
Marissa Gold,
SELF,
9 Oct. 2025
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In a viral video, fitness coach Eugene Teo explains this method of interval-style walking, which involves alternating between walking fast for three minutes and walking slow for three minutes, for five sets in half an hour.—
Marisa McMillan,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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He has been nominated twice before in the Younger Actor category in 2005 and 2006, and has held the role since 2004 with one brief hiatus.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, with Bill Belichick recently making his own return to coaching at the same age after a brief hiatus, speculation naturally will continue to swirl around Saban whenever major jobs open up at the collegiate level.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Discontinuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuity. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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