constantly
Americanadverb
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without pausing; unceasingly.
Add the milk and cook until thick, stirring constantly.
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regularly or frequently; consistently.
The charts have to be updated every few years as the geomagnetic field is changing constantly.
We need to be constantly vigilant if we do not want the clutter to get out of hand.
Other Word Forms
- overconstantly adverb
- quasi-constantly adverb
- unconstantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of constantly
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office in Illinois said in a statement that prosecutors are “constantly evaluating new facts and information relating to cases and investigations.”
From Los Angeles Times
“I just have to constantly remind myself to not be a snob about it,” she says.
From Salon
Wales have conceded 27 tries and 200 points in the four November matches where they were constantly overpowered and out-muscled.
From BBC
Claire Brown was persuaded to buy two dresses for £73 from Luxe and Luna London, after "constantly" seeing the company's appealing adverts on Facebook.
From BBC
“The frantic futility of constantly searching for a new place,” he wrote his longtime friend, Johnny Dark, “a new life, a new partner. As though change itself were some kind of elixir.”
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