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spectrum

[spek-truhm] / ˈspɛk trəm /
NOUN
color spectrum
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But they all point to fury that’s bridging the political spectrum.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Recently, the doctrine has come in for scathing criticism from commentators across the ideological spectrum.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Think of it the way you might think of eggs: not as a single category, but as a spectrum of doneness, of mood, of purpose.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

In 2023, they published a guide to help crisis workers assess whether the person they are talking to could be on the autism spectrum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

As early as 1868 the astronomer William Huggins found an identity between some features in the spectrum of a comet and the spectrum of natural or “olefiant” gas.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan