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
  • This approach isn’t all that different from last year for the fourth-year quarterback; Young played for varying durations in two of the Panthers’ three preseason contests in 2025.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Space-grade storage must withstand radiation, operate within strict power limitations and maintain data integrity over long mission durations.
    — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • Since the series’ end, Stewart has kept busy — and not just by turning his small-screen captain into a big-screen hero with the franchise’s film continuations.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026
  • Stranger Things’ transformation—from a charming homage to ’80s blockbusters to a sprawling transmedia franchise—was ribbed later in last night’s episode, in a commercial parody imagining a string of continuations.
    — Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of continuations
Noun
  • Titan’s nitrogen-rich atmosphere is four times denser than Earth’s, allowing the car-sized Dragonfly drone’s eight rotors to easily fly between promising landing sites every Titan day (16 Earth days) to collect and study samples.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Only Middlesbrough made their regains higher upfield, on average, and Coventry caught opponents offside 136 times last campaign — the most since Barnsley (144) and Bournemouth (143) four seasons ago.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of times
Noun
  • Meyer takes pains to recover the German continuities in Arendt’s life.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 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
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