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Recent Examples of spectrum
At the upper end of their zone spectrum (USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8), opt for early to mid-season varieties such as 'Early Scout' and ‘Alexander Fleming’ to avoid hot weather later in the spring.
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Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
The Patterson house is filled with children’s drawings, family memorabilia, tchotchkes, posters, plants, and a wide variety of domestic accoutrements, in an eye-catching spectrum of colors.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Unlike traditional underwater charging methods that require physical docking or cable connections, the system seeks to transmit power over distances of several tens of meters using laser beams operating in the blue-green optical spectrum.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Often, the same perfumer will work on fragrances across a wide spectrum of price points.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 12 June 2026
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Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
The Patterson house is filled with children’s drawings, family memorabilia, tchotchkes, posters, plants, and a wide variety of domestic accoutrements, in an eye-catching spectrum of colors.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Unlike traditional underwater charging methods that require physical docking or cable connections, the system seeks to transmit power over distances of several tens of meters using laser beams operating in the blue-green optical spectrum.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Often, the same perfumer will work on fragrances across a wide spectrum of price points.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectrum
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Danny and Nia are traveling with their baby and a nanny, and Kristen and Luke, a Lincoln Logs set that can only make a shooting range, are also traveling with an infant, her sister, and brother-in-law, and so much emotional baggage that Jet Blue charged them $35 million in luggage fees.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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From a national pie shop victory to a fatal military crash and a baseball controversy reaching the White House, Wednesday delivered a wide range of stories for Sacramento readers.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Due to the scale of SNAP, which is almost 10 times larger in scale compared to food banks, the cutting of SNAP benefits can’t be made up through food banks, Cole said.—
Lina Ruiz
June 16,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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The scales on their wings fleck off and can’t be replaced.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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Pretty much, that warmup just covers the whole gamut of his emotions very quickly.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 June 2026
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The image tech itself is 4K UHD resolution with a high level of brightness of up to 1,000 nits, plus HDR and wide color gamut technology with 64 billion colors available.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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“Spectrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectrum. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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