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Recent Examples of spectrum
The city’s small business owners are crafting culinary creations that stretch across the spectrum, including African and Caribbean dishes, barbecue and soul food, seafood and upscale American fare.
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Heidi Finley
july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
For small businesses operating on tight cash flow, even the lower end of that spectrum can be devastating.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
At one end of the spectrum, Ukraine’s audacious attacks at the beginning of June on Russian strategic bombers used drones operated from trucks deep inside Russian territory – a mission that took out about a dozen aircraft used to launch missiles against Ukraine.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
These are next assigned a range of corresponding notes, with brightness designating volume while spectrum location determines pitch.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
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Heidi Finley
july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
For small businesses operating on tight cash flow, even the lower end of that spectrum can be devastating.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
At one end of the spectrum, Ukraine’s audacious attacks at the beginning of June on Russian strategic bombers used drones operated from trucks deep inside Russian territory – a mission that took out about a dozen aircraft used to launch missiles against Ukraine.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
These are next assigned a range of corresponding notes, with brightness designating volume while spectrum location determines pitch.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectrum
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What’s more, China is deploying surface-to-surface missiles of sufficient range and number to destroy American bases in Guam, the Philippines, and Japan.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Ultium Cells Spring Hill began production in April 2024 producing only nickel cobalt manganese aluminum batteries, which has allowed GM to produce vehicles capable of exceeding 300 miles of range on a charge.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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However, depending on the scale of games, concentrating these matches into a limited number of venues may add complexity around coordinating TV broadcast timings, match sequencing, fan transportation logistics, and stadium turnaround times.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Factors like weather patterns, the size of animal populations that provide food for ticks, and outdoor human activities can affect the scale of tick exposures.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Activities run the full gamut of health and wellness and include exercise classes, animal therapy, meditation, and so much more.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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The new team holds a wide gamut of skillsets, with some specific expertise in image generation, perception, synthetic data, and reasoning.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
2 July 2025
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“Spectrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectrum. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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