continuously
Americanadverb
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without interruption or cessation; unceasingly.
To remain eligible for scholarship aid, a student must remain continuously enrolled at an educational institution located in the state.
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in a directly connected way.
A mountainous spine, the Great Dividing Range, extends almost continuously from Far North Queensland to Victoria.
Other Word Forms
- noncontinuously adverb
- quasi-continuously adverb
- semicontinuously adverb
- uncontinuously adverb
Etymology
Origin of continuously
Example Sentences
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That is our mindset: figuring out a way to continuously get better at everything we do.”
From Los Angeles Times
But in this case, hackers continuously prompted Claude in creative ways and were able to “jailbreak” the chatbot to assist them.
From Los Angeles Times
Typically mounted on street poles or atop police cars, plate readers continuously monitor passing vehicles, recording their location at a specific date and time.
From Los Angeles Times
This makes it possible to fine tune gene control over time rather than leaving it continuously active.
From Science Daily
Across the tent, in a display of performance art, Amanda Ross-Ho continuously pushes a giant, inflatable Earth around a soccer field, symbolic of “the labor it takes to just keep things going all the time.”
From Los Angeles Times
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