variants
or spectrums
as in ranges
the distance or extent between possible extremes
the complete spectrum of opinions on this hotly debated subject
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Recent Examples of spectra
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.
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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
Among clean energy options, wind and solar generation have the advantage of being relatively simple, and thus speedy to build; nuclear power lies at the opposite end of both spectrums.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
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
Among clean energy options, wind and solar generation have the advantage of being relatively simple, and thus speedy to build; nuclear power lies at the opposite end of both spectrums.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectra
Noun
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The system’s Targeting Electronics Optical Box (TEOB) provides onboard computing for day and night operations, allowing the quadruped to identify, track, and engage multiple targets with high precision at extended ranges.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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What follows are some of the government job openings listed by the county with pay ranges of $100,000 a year or more.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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“Spectra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectra. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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