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Recent Examples of discontinuity The name was a play on the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or Moho, which defines the boundary between the crust and mantle. Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024 For all its jangly discontinuities, the current work (all untitled) feels newly grounded. Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024 During times of discontinuity, this model provides support with best practices for local boards to conduct performance reviews and evaluation of the college president. Michael Horowitz, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023 The September 11 attacks are one of those events -- like Pearl Harbor, the 1929 stock-market crash, or the fall of the Berlin Wall -- that marks a sharp discontinuity not only in our history, but in how people who lived through those events understood the world around them. Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 11 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for discontinuity 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontinuity
Noun
  • Smaller grains mean a far greater number of them, as well as a larger number of the tiny gaps between them.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
  • And yet, for the first time since that gap began to open, Notre Dame has an honest chance to go all the way.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Public Health Health agency spokespeople issued a statement last week explaining that these were temporary interruptions designed to allow the Trump team to get up and running.
    Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
  • However, this decision leaves SNAP, which serves about 41 million Americans, and similar programs vulnerable to potential interruptions.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But the concerns about how the state ended up in the budget hole to begin with, remains central to the blame game.
    Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The Mets still have a gaping hole at first base and the two sides likely aren't too far apart on a deal.
    Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But the current study, to the authors’ knowledge, is the first to use mortality data to employ the life-table method: a statistical technique for analyzing death rates and the probabilities of survival or death at different age intervals.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Place lard in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring after each until lard is melted. Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and use a wooden spoon to stir in the flour mixture and melted lard, alternating and mixing well between each addition.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As far as solo albums with new music, Weezy has been on a five-year hiatus since 2020’s Funeral.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 22 Jan. 2025
  • After a three year long hiatus, Severance is back and with more mystery and cliffhangers than ever.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Discontinuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontinuity. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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