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Recent Examples of spectrum
The beating death of ultraconservative activist Quentin Deranque in the French city of Lyon last week has pushed both the country’s far right and left flanks toward bellicosity, as both ends of the political spectrum blame the other for his death and the threat of further violence.
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Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
The company offers items across the decor spectrum, but the sheets are the real stars—they’re handmade in upstate New York with top-notch Italian and Belgian linen.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
The sheriff said the exact motive was not clear, and that the driver's ideology may have spanned extreme sides of the political spectrum.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
But legal opposition crossed the political spectrum, including libertarian and pro-business groups that are typically aligned with the GOP.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
The company offers items across the decor spectrum, but the sheets are the real stars—they’re handmade in upstate New York with top-notch Italian and Belgian linen.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
The sheriff said the exact motive was not clear, and that the driver's ideology may have spanned extreme sides of the political spectrum.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
But legal opposition crossed the political spectrum, including libertarian and pro-business groups that are typically aligned with the GOP.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectrum
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Harm reduction can encompass a range of practices, including handing out free needles to slow the spread of disease, and many local leaders credit some of those efforts with recent drops in fatal overdoses.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Illinois, meanwhile, had no issue raining shots from long range in the first half, or speeding past USC through the lane, for that matter.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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This immense scale requires trillions of dollars of investment that will ripple through physical markets, directly impacting real estate, construction, power and electricity generation, and industrial metals.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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If that all sounds a bit out there, consider the planetary scale of Refik Anadol's work.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Tiki decor runs a gamut from high to low camp.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The black expanse of thin, dense and relatively young basalt from those centers stands in stark contrast to thicker, more buoyant continental crust, which is primarily granite but contains the full gamut of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks and can be billions of years old.—
Evan Howell,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Spectrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectrum. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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