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Recent Examples of spectrum
After several seasons dibble-dabbling across the aesthetic spectrum — from Bob Fosse to Aszure Barton and everything in between — the Winter Series on now at the Harris Theater returns to familiar ground.
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
But alcohol use is a spectrum, not one that jumps from zero to addiction with no points in between.
—New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2025
The universe’s expansion distorts light traveling from distant objects, increasing their wavelengths and thus shifting them closer to the red part of the visible light spectrum.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
The move to cancel the subscriptions, led by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk's oversight, has drawn both support and criticism from across the political spectrum.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
But alcohol use is a spectrum, not one that jumps from zero to addiction with no points in between.
—New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2025
The universe’s expansion distorts light traveling from distant objects, increasing their wavelengths and thus shifting them closer to the red part of the visible light spectrum.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
The move to cancel the subscriptions, led by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk's oversight, has drawn both support and criticism from across the political spectrum.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectrum
Noun
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Estimates of the number of Black people killed range from dozens to hundreds.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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Her company’s signature ski safaris cost upwards of $1,500 per person per day (including accommodations) and over the course of a week typically combine three to four regions in Switzerland, France, and Italy to provide a range of microclimates, maximizing the chances of scoring great powder.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This membrane peels away within weeks, revealing large, dark scales covering most of the body.—
Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed,
Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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Begin to balance the scales with positive comments about yourself.—
Sandy Thibault,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The performances will run the musical gamut and reflect a varied year in music, in which female narrators reined supreme, country ruled the charts and genre-bending was the name of the game. Need a break?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Either way you're treated to refresh rates up to 120 Hz, 400 nits of brightness and 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Spectrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectrum. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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