continuances

noun

plural of continuance
1
as in durations
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress the feud between the two families was bitter and of long continuance

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2
as in continuations
uninterrupted or lasting existence the continuance of hunger in the world despite some valiant efforts to solve the problem

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Recent Examples of continuances His hearing, during which he was served a life sentence, occurred this month after the defense requested multiple continuances. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 The trial began in March, and has been punctuated by long continuances. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 After a not guilty plea and two years of continuances, his state trial was scheduled to begin on January 26 but has been delayed again, according to court records. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 May 2026 The next month, the court ordered new restrictions on pretrial continuances. — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 Jan. 2026 During two previous court appearances, a judge granted Valle continuances to hire an attorney or file an application for a public defender. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026 Wiegert argued that the cases are not linked and that there is no guarantee that Mays will not be granted further continuances before trial. — Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025 Judge Lipner ruled that there would be no further continuances in the case. — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for continuances
  1. durations
  2. continuations
  3. times
  4. continuities
Noun
  • Collins and his colleagues also tested different durations of contact between healthy and bleached corals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • More Research Is Needed Though the findings are encouraging, the researchers say more studies are needed to determine which activities, intensities, and durations offer the greatest benefits during this life stage.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of durations
Noun
  • The model was doing exactly what it was trained to do, which was to produce plausible-sounding continuations of the prompts Lemoine had chosen to feed it about consciousness.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Most will be continuations of prior designs, but there’s also a good number that are all-new or getting major redesigns.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of continuations
Noun
  • But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Reduce Sugar Load From Pomegranate Juice At 32 grams per serving, pomegranate juice contains nearly four times as much sugar as tomato juice.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of times
Noun
  • Nonetheless, his corpus boasts certain continuities and several recurring motifs.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Kryptonite, the iconic weakness of Superman and Supergirl (along with red suns and, in some continuities, magic), was first created for the '40s radio serial The Adventures of Superman.
    — James Grebey, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of continuities

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“Continuances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuances. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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