as in spectrum
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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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Recent Examples of continuum
The federal proposal would slash disbursements to continuums of care and instead issue money to states as Emergency Solutions Grants, which are more restrictive.
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2025
These fall along a continuum from only one company in a market to thousands, but generally divide into four general groups of market behaviors: perfect competition, oligopolies, monopolistic competition and pure monopoly.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
The county also provides a full continuum of substance use treatment, including outpatient and residential programs, and medications for addiction treatment, according to the county.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Strengthen Sales Automation And Funnel Efficiency Automation technology, like software platforms and AI tools, is central to transforming organizational performance across the marketing-sales continuum.
—Ken Braun, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2025
These fall along a continuum from only one company in a market to thousands, but generally divide into four general groups of market behaviors: perfect competition, oligopolies, monopolistic competition and pure monopoly.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
The county also provides a full continuum of substance use treatment, including outpatient and residential programs, and medications for addiction treatment, according to the county.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Strengthen Sales Automation And Funnel Efficiency Automation technology, like software platforms and AI tools, is central to transforming organizational performance across the marketing-sales continuum.
—Ken Braun, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuum
Noun
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Indeed, Lee and Ahn give voice to the entire spectrum of this fandom, which is as vast and diverse our species itself.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
24 July 2025
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The people involved ran the spectrum from hunter-gatherers and farming populations with low obesity rates, to people in more sedentary jobs in places like Europe and the U.S., where obesity is widespread.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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Freleng, struck by the sheer scale of the possible wrongful conviction, was intrigued by the case.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
25 July 2025
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The lesson is that format fit and site economics matter more than simply partnering with a local company and transplanting a global scale.—
Rebecca Takada,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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“Continuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuum. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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