Continuing
Continuing adjective - Going on and on without any interruptions.
Spanning and continuing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spanning" instead an adjective "Continuing".
Spanning
Continuing and spanning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Continuing" instead an adjective "Spanning".
Nearby Word: spanned
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- However, (metaphorically or literally) meeting Cadance for the first time is merely the Framing Device for the continuing story, taking place from the perspectives of many characters and spanning over a thousand years of time.
Source: Fanfic / Cadance Of Cloudsdale - This owes a lot to the anime spanning all the back from 1999 and continuing onward for over a decade, with animation advancements and quality dramatically improving on a gradual uphill slope.
Source: Battle of the Still Frames
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Spanning and Continuing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuing/spanning
Continuing & Spanning. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuing/spanning>.
Spanning or Continuing. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuing/spanning.
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