Thesaurus results for CONTINENTALS

continentals

noun

plural of continental

as in whits

the smallest amount or part imaginable complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders

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Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
With a few hoots and hollers, and even a couple clucks, the group took off on their ascent to the Betty Bear Hut.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026

Definition of hoots

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Opening with the title track, feedback-heavy licks set the temperature as Dillom catches us up on the escapades of recent years.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Their eponymous debut features some tasty licks and haunting solos and should be an immediate listen for any fans of the genre.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of licks

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The goddess Gayatri, a divine manifestation of the Gayatri mantra, is described in the Mahanarayana Upanishad as having five heads, along with three feet, six abdominal sections, and 24 syllables.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Those four syllables, Va-len-ti-no, were enough to set hearts aflutter.

— Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of syllables

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Miami is about a two-hour drive from Jupiter, where Haydon has four littles to keep her company — Donald III, 17; Tristan, 14; Spencer, 13; and Chloe, 12.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
This version for the littles is praised for all the same reasons as the standard one.

— Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of little

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The track, which blends smooth R&B vocals with contemporary pop production, came almost a decade after bits of the song first leaked on social media.

— Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Lechter selected the best bits and organized them into six lessons spread over 10 chapters.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

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