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as in durations
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress
the feud between the two families was bitter and of long continuance
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as in continuations
uninterrupted or lasting existence
the continuance of hunger in the world despite some valiant efforts to solve the problem
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Recent Examples of continuances
Because the case will be decided by Cook County Judge Carl Boyd instead of a jury, the trial is not subject to the same time pressures and may have long continuances.
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Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
And this year, at least five court hearings aimed at setting a trial date have ended in delays or continuances.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
The next month, the court ordered new restrictions on pretrial continuances.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 Jan. 2026
During two previous court appearances, a judge granted Valle continuances to hire an attorney or file an application for a public defender.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Wiegert argued that the cases are not linked and that there is no guarantee that Mays will not be granted further continuances before trial.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Judge Lipner ruled that there would be no further continuances in the case.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
And this year, at least five court hearings aimed at setting a trial date have ended in delays or continuances.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
The next month, the court ordered new restrictions on pretrial continuances.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 Jan. 2026
During two previous court appearances, a judge granted Valle continuances to hire an attorney or file an application for a public defender.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Wiegert argued that the cases are not linked and that there is no guarantee that Mays will not be granted further continuances before trial.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Judge Lipner ruled that there would be no further continuances in the case.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuances
Noun
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The mirrorless camera was used to snap bracketed exposures — where the same scene is imaged with a variety of exposure durations — while the smart telescope was tasked with capturing RAW footage of the eclipse.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the system was tested across charging sessions of varying durations and with different buffer storage sizes.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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Stranger Things’ transformation—from a charming homage to ’80s blockbusters to a sprawling transmedia franchise—was ribbed later in last night’s episode, in a commercial parody imagining a string of continuations.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
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Many of the actions are continuations of boycotts that started earlier this year.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The other three times were 1994 (Steffi Graf, Pete Sampras), 2005 (Kim Clijsters, Federer), and 2016 (Victoria Azarenka, Djokovic).—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Doulas support moms through trying times On a recent afternoon, Mary Bey settled into a chair in a homey room at the Memphis doula center, cradling her sleeping infant, Ca’Mya.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The ever-present discontent of voters Even as the pendulum has swung back and forth in recent Chilean presidential elections, there are deeper continuities across the different Chilean governments in the 21st century.—
Andra B. Chastain,
The Conversation,
15 Dec. 2025
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And yet the odd effect of Larsen and Letteney’s study is to make the continuities more vivid to us than the breaks.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Continuances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuances. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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