1
as in continuous
going on and on without any interruptions
the castaways hoped that the continual broadcast of the distress signal would eventually attract attention
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as in recurrent
occurring or appearing at intervals
a history of continual invasions from countries to the west
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Recent Examples of continual
Inequality grew, and the continual rise of mass consumption remained sustainable only thanks to increasing debt.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2025
For Albarrán and Bourdais, seeing how these architectural ideas come to fruition and evolve over time is a continual source of excitement.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
However, Lenovo’s continual experimentation has brought us some unique laptop releases and concepts in recent years, including a laptop with a screen that expands by rolling, a laptop with an outward folding screen, laptops with foldable screens, and laptops with dual 14-inch displays.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
You’d be forgiven for thinking Putin is not that interested in pursuing peace, considering Moscow’s refusal to entertain a ceasefire with Kyiv up to this point and the continual bombing of Ukraine.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2025
For Albarrán and Bourdais, seeing how these architectural ideas come to fruition and evolve over time is a continual source of excitement.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
However, Lenovo’s continual experimentation has brought us some unique laptop releases and concepts in recent years, including a laptop with a screen that expands by rolling, a laptop with an outward folding screen, laptops with foldable screens, and laptops with dual 14-inch displays.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
You’d be forgiven for thinking Putin is not that interested in pursuing peace, considering Moscow’s refusal to entertain a ceasefire with Kyiv up to this point and the continual bombing of Ukraine.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continual
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By transforming consumer devices into medical monitoring tools, gaps could be bridged in health care by providing continuous oversight.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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In his remarks, Yang praised Gold House, a non-profit organization working to promote and invest in AAPI creators, companies and storytellers, for their continuous efforts.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The results showed no significant differences between the two groups in rates of death, recurrent heart attack or hospitalization for heart failure.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Using advanced recurrent networks, researchers mapped inner speech into recognizable words, hitting conversational-level performance.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Noteworthy The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) released the results of its 2025 National Management of an Accounting Practice Survey showing that firms across the country are reporting strong revenue growth and continued increases in staff compensation at all levels.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Amid continued excitement over the engagement of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and pop superstar Taylor Swift, a local farm is keeping love and football at the forefront of fall fun.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Audiences can also expect a new teacher, Luke Tennie’s Dominic, and potentially more recurring and guest characters.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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This should further increase the bank's base of more recurring revenue streams.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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Officials said overnight enforcement will focus on common and continuing offenses such as commercial vehicles parked in residential areas and permit violations.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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State of the labor market Initial weekly unemployment insurance claims have held in a fairly steady range around 220,000, though continuing claims earlier in November had hit their highest level in about three years.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
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By contrast, an investment product with private asset exposure designed for workplace retirement plans may have somewhat lower costs and let investors put money in regularly as well as make periodic withdrawals during the year.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The state is a non-equilibrium quantum state of matter in a system driven by a time-periodic Hamiltonian, which is a physical system whose governing rules change over time, but with a repeating, predictable cycle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The incessant pressure also means that too often work is not fun.—
Janine MacLachlan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Around the globe, social and political injustices, the reappealing of human rights, ongoing genocide, and climate disasters have remained a constant and incessant onslaught.—
Katherine Singh,
Refinery29,
11 Sep. 2025
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For Coon, the downtime was especially welcome after years of nonstop work.—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the journey continues, each competitor must keep walking faster than three miles per hour nonstop or risk being killed.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Continual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continual. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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