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as in to remain
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
the heavy snow continued throughout the night
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as in to resume
to begin again or return to after an interruption
we'll continue this discussion after we've eaten
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Recent Examples of continue
Trump did not specify what additional measures against the Russians or their trading partners might go into place should Putin continue to avoid peace negotiations.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
But the indefatigable Type 1 continued to multiply in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and Nigeria until the last Beetle was hatched in 2003.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
This continues a heroic 2025 run for the stock, up 60% year-to-date versus the S & P 500 ’s roughly 12% advance.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Conveniently, both wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are included and will continue to work after the year's trial.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
But the indefatigable Type 1 continued to multiply in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and Nigeria until the last Beetle was hatched in 2003.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
This continues a heroic 2025 run for the stock, up 60% year-to-date versus the S & P 500 ’s roughly 12% advance.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Conveniently, both wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are included and will continue to work after the year's trial.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for continue
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The takeover remains widely unpopular among Washington residents – some 80% oppose it, according to a Washington Post poll.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Frontier, American are the perennial problem children Frontier Airlines remains stuck at the bottom for the third straight year.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Logging later resumed under an archaic mandate and approval processes that a past Cal Fire director and others say still violates key laws such as CEQA and works at cross purposes to the missions of other agencies.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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By the end of the trial in September 2023, Paxton was acquitted and resumed his duties as attorney general.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Bui persisted, one conversation at a time.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Spotting will persist, particularly in areas with heavy concentrations of dead and down fuels, continuing to complicate containment efforts.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But the lopsided loss to Miami threw the entire Group of Five playoff race into flux, reopening the door for a crowded field of contenders looking to seize that lone golden ticket to the postseason.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lines of communication appeared to reopen when Prince Harry's new aides and one of the King's key staffers met for the first time in July.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Built to last, the 2020 model features a new roof design that boasts up to 90 pounds per square foot of snow load.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The recession began in December 2007, when the housing bubble burst and the financial crisis took hold, and lasted until mid-2009.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The first-person shooter was originally announced back in 2017 before being scrapped and restarted entirely in 2020.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some of those molecules get fed into the cell's metabolism, while others get built up into a five-carbon sugar again, restarting the cycle.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Continue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continue. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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