as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders
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Recent Examples of continental
Wired, 22 Aug. 2019
Many of these airlines also have different policies for intra-continental, short-haul flights, which are not included here.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2018
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
The Fortune 1000 company opened its North American division in 2004, with its continental headquarters in downtown Houston.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Today, greater migration rates among college graduates often necessitates cross-country, if not cross-continental, travel.
—Wired, 22 Aug. 2019
Many of these airlines also have different policies for intra-continental, short-haul flights, which are not included here.
—Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2018
Adjective
Her continental shenanigans are cut short by a death in the family, leaving Jonathan to tour Europe alone.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
The Fortune 1000 company opened its North American division in 2004, with its continental headquarters in downtown Houston.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continental
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
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Unlike intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to destroy entire cities, tactical nuclear weapons are less powerful and intended for use on the battlefield.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The North Korean leader is known to choose opportune political moments for major weapons tests – for example firing a new intercontinental ballistic missile days before the US presidential election last month.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
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The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
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Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway with direct links to major ports on both coasts of the U.S. and Canada.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Bettmann/Getty Images But Chinese Americans had reason to be hopeful in the wake of the transcontinental railroad's completion.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Trills, angular licks, and chromatic riffs washed over the 100 or so gathered people.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Unleashing jet streams of arpeggios, phrases, harmonics and licks, the New York native often looked as if he slow-danced with an invisible partner.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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The strike forces focus on large-scale, multi-state pandemic relief fraud perpetrated by criminal organizations and transnational actors.Mike Deak, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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The indictment, unveiled in late November, has drawn international attention to the Bahamas' role as a key hub in transnational drug trafficking.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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But what if your littles have five years between them, like ours—or if your family included an even broader age range?Tanveer Badal, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
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Some sea creatures manifest that may frighten the littles.Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 26 Nov. 2024
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This appointment took Adler on a multinational tour to encourage participation in the event.arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Losses to tax avoidance by multinational tech companies operating within their borders.Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Continental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continental. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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