continuity
noun
con·ti·nu·i·ty
ˌkän-tə-ˈnü-ə-tē 
-ˈnyü-
plural continuities
1
a
: uninterrupted connection, succession, or union
… its disregard of the continuity between means and ends …—
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b
: uninterrupted duration or continuation especially without essential change
the continuity of the company's management
2
: something that has, exhibits, or provides continuity: such as
a
: a script or scenario in the performing arts
b
: transitional spoken or musical matter especially for a radio or television program
c
: the story and dialogue of a comic strip
3
: the property of being mathematically continuous
Examples of continuity in a Sentence
The art historian is studying the continuities between the painter's works and those of her followers.
There's a problem with the movie's continuity.
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If a task can be performed in more than one way by equal peers working together—much in the way an ant colony or swarm of bees works—then the system is resistant to censorship and hardware faults and has service continuity due to economic sustainability.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Storytelling, especially among women, is shown as a means of establishing continuity, despite ruptures both geographic and political.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
This would bring pay rates from the 53rd percentile to the 63rd percentile, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics – still modest by any labor market standard, but a necessary step to stop losses and maintain operational continuity across the sector.
—Brian Cusack, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Indo-Pacific policy was remarkably bipartisan, and a solid consensus formed around central tenets of Biden’s China policy, which itself reflected some continuity with Trump’s first-term approach.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Storytelling, especially among women, is shown as a means of establishing continuity, despite ruptures both geographic and political.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
This would bring pay rates from the 53rd percentile to the 63rd percentile, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics – still modest by any labor market standard, but a necessary step to stop losses and maintain operational continuity across the sector.
—Brian Cusack, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Indo-Pacific policy was remarkably bipartisan, and a solid consensus formed around central tenets of Biden’s China policy, which itself reflected some continuity with Trump’s first-term approach.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for continuity
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“Continuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continuity. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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continuity
noun
con·ti·nu·ity
ˌkänt-ᵊn-ˈ(y)ü-ət-ē
plural continuities
: uninterrupted connection, succession, or union
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