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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He continued to half-time but did not reappear for the second half and when he eventually made his way to the visitors dugout, he was moving very slowly.
From BBC
Tesla’s driverless taxis continued to operate throughout the blackout.
From Los Angeles Times
Banking shares, for example, have continued to outperform the broader market so far this month, even as tech stocks lagged.
From MarketWatch
The program continued until it was exposed in the press, with the Senate Church Committee conducting an investigation in 1975.
From Salon
The Jersey Living Wage has never been as important as it is now for so many people with poverty unfortunately still increasing and a continued rise in food bank usage in our island.
From BBC
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