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as in constantly
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as in steadily
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Recent Examples of continuously
Hurricanes hovering over the island while continuously dumping rain and blasting Category 4 or 5 winds, however, are a different brand.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Controls, for example, need to be continuously monitored so that audit readiness becomes more a state of being, and not a last minute sprint.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The new servo extruder continuously samples position and resistance at a rate of 20KHz.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Annual airport passenger projections are continuously rising, and there have been ongoing issues with traffic congestion and gridlock for years.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Controls, for example, need to be continuously monitored so that audit readiness becomes more a state of being, and not a last minute sprint.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The new servo extruder continuously samples position and resistance at a rate of 20KHz.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Annual airport passenger projections are continuously rising, and there have been ongoing issues with traffic congestion and gridlock for years.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuously
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States, and now nonstate actors, have been engaging in wars of various kinds almost constantly since World War II.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Reduce the heat to medium-high and pour in the hoisin mixture, stirring constantly until the beef is fully coated in sauce, about 1 minute.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Shares were down a bit less than 2% as the call got underway but fell steadily during the first half, hitting a low of down about 5%.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Skipping up a notch or two steadily bumps up the power until the cut-off point is reached – more on that in a bit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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Instacart found that candy corn consistently made up 2-3% of all candy orders made through the platform nationwide last October, despite its polarizing reputation.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani was an unknown outside his state Assembly district until this year, but has led consistently in the general election by double-digit margins, according to polls.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
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Castelion claims that its mission is rooted in the belief that freedom must be actively protected – through technological strength, strategic clarity, and national resolve.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the rulings thus far in Hemani, lower courts have found the federal statute unconstitutional in this particular case, in which the defendant was not actively intoxicated but does habitually use marijuana.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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And of course, in the midst of my daze, my phone began buzzing incessantly.—
Karine Jean-Pierre,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Andy talked incessantly about going on a deer hunt.—
Bob Cary,
Outdoor Life,
15 Oct. 2025
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Sliwa, the colorful founder of the Guardian Angels crime patrol group, has steadfastly refused calls to drop out from both Cuomo and his supporters.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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For years, pro-Beijing lawmakers in Hong Kong have been steadfastly in support of the government.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This is a producer who swindled money endlessly and made life hell for his victims.—
Steve Belanger,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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In this modern age of technology, complete with instantaneous ways to locate talent anywhere in the world, the Duke men’s basketball coach didn’t mine social media endlessly or scour websites in recruiting the player the Charlotte Hornets selected fourth overall in the NBA Draft in June.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
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Saft bent over a sofa that was swaddled in a heavy blue blanket, vigorously slashing at packing tape.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Whisk vigorously to break down the bread, then remove from the heat.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Continuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuously. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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