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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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The film returns us to a childlike gaze, marveling at a world alive with possibility, where every sight lives on a continuum of meaning.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Visitors enter through the TARDIS spaceship to see all 17 of the Doctor's costumes and learn about scientific topics that informed the show from the space-time continuum to AI to cloning.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Add to that integration with other Adobe apps such as Express, Fresco, and Lightroom for a continuum of editing possibilities.
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
Infuse Flexibility Into Your Plan And Documents Given the broad continuum of possible estate tax outcomes, all of which might change in a future administration, evaluate different options for integrating flexibility into your plan and documents.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Visitors enter through the TARDIS spaceship to see all 17 of the Doctor's costumes and learn about scientific topics that informed the show from the space-time continuum to AI to cloning.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Add to that integration with other Adobe apps such as Express, Fresco, and Lightroom for a continuum of editing possibilities.
—Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
Infuse Flexibility Into Your Plan And Documents Given the broad continuum of possible estate tax outcomes, all of which might change in a future administration, evaluate different options for integrating flexibility into your plan and documents.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for continuum
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“Continuum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuum. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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