continued
Americanadjective
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lasting or enduring without interruption.
continued good health.
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going on after an interruption; resuming.
a continued TV series.
Other Word Forms
- continuedly adverb
- continuedness noun
- uncontinued adjective
- well-continued adjective
Etymology
Origin of continued
Example Sentences
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"We were young and dumb and had summit fever and really wanted to do that route and we continued anyways," Rebekah, a nurse, says.
From BBC
All the while, Iranian officials continued to deny it.
From BBC
While the number of air passengers flying into nearby airports during ski season continued to rise at Vail, Aspen and Jackson Hole following the pandemic, they had flattened in Telluride.
He began his religious instruction at 4 and continued his studies at the revered hawza, a network of illustrious seminaries.
From Los Angeles Times
It also says that if the president deploys US troops for a military action for more than 60 days, the head of state must then obtain the authorization of Congress for continued action.
From Barron's
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