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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Cuba will free 2,010 prisoners as part of a "humanitarian and sovereign gesture," it announced on Thursday, as it faces continued political pressure from the US.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
SpaceX's Starship has continued to show progress through recent successful tests.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The private gauge showed that new export orders slipped back into contraction last month after strong growth in February, and employment levels shrank again as service providers continued to adjust staffing to control costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
So, yes, her career continued, but it hasn’t been 100% smooth.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Sun Girl agreed, and while she went off in search of assistance, Duane continued staying wedged in the fishing hole, pondering how the day was turning out quite differently from how he had imagined.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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