Continuously
Continuously adverb - At every point.
Straight and continuously are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straight" instead an adverb "Continuously".
Straight
Straight adverb - In a direct line or course.
Continuously and straight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Continuously" instead an adverb "Straight".
Both words in one sentence
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Angel: In the Season 5 episode "Underneath", Lindsay's (fake) wife fires an Uzi continuously for almost ten straight seconds.
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This is played straight when a transfer student named Kanoya arrives at their school, who is introduced when Tamaki saves her from getting kicked by a horse, causing her to crush on him and continuously sticking with him the following days.
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Bratty Half-Pint: Mowgli, who refuses to leave the jungle and continuously runs from his guardians in a stubborn fit (usually straight into danger).
Source: Disney / The Jungle Book
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Straight and Continuously. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuously/straight
Continuously & Straight. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuously/straight>.
Straight or Continuously. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continuously/straight.
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