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as in gap
an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)
microscopic discontinuities in the connecting wires
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as in interruption
a break in continuity
a noticeable discontinuity in the flow of the story
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Recent Examples of discontinuity
The name was a play on the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or Moho, which defines the boundary between the crust and mantle.
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Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
For all its jangly discontinuities, the current work (all untitled) feels newly grounded.
—Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
During times of discontinuity, this model provides support with best practices for local boards to conduct performance reviews and evaluation of the college president.
—Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
The September 11 attacks are one of those events -- like Pearl Harbor, the 1929 stock-market crash, or the fall of the Berlin Wall -- that marks a sharp discontinuity not only in our history, but in how people who lived through those events understood the world around them.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 11 Sep. 2023
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Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
For all its jangly discontinuities, the current work (all untitled) feels newly grounded.
—Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
During times of discontinuity, this model provides support with best practices for local boards to conduct performance reviews and evaluation of the college president.
—Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
The September 11 attacks are one of those events -- like Pearl Harbor, the 1929 stock-market crash, or the fall of the Berlin Wall -- that marks a sharp discontinuity not only in our history, but in how people who lived through those events understood the world around them.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 11 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinuity
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The gap between a benchmark’s introduction and its saturation has decreased significantly in recent years.Tharin Pillay, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
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The gap is still too wide and there remain critical issues in cloud AI privacy and Android malware to overcome.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Starkey is disarming and immediately easy to talk to, stopping mid-conversation to explain the interruption of the chimes of his bird clock: a gift from a friend in honor of the one his grandmother used to have.Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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Each short is unique in its conception, and yet, is bound by a common resilience, and a need to document the violent interruption of life and routine.Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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After digging an early 16–2 hole, George Mason stunned the favorites by winning 65–60.Newsweek, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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With these rigs, the line holder works in the ordinary way, but the line runs through a small hole in the top of a wooden box that has no bottom.Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
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Gather your hair into a bun, protecting it with a transparent film or shower cap, and apply heat for 2 or 3 minutes, at 15-minute intervals, 2 or 3 times.Ana Morales, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2024
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And then William said to me in the interval, ‘Don’t worry.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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During its first White House stint, the Trump administration carried out 13 federal executions, ending a 17-year hiatus.Francesca Chambers, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
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In Trump's first term at the White House, his administration carried out 13 federal executions, ending a 17-year hiatus.Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Discontinuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuity. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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