Break and Continue

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Break

Break verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Usage example: the final vote broke the deadlock
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Continue is an antonym for break in stop an action topic.
Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Continue

Continue verb - To begin again or return to after an interruption.
Usage example: we'll continue this discussion after we've eaten
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Synonyms for Continue
Antonyms for Continue
Break is an antonym for continue.
Nearby Words: continued, continuing, continuation, continuity, continuance
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Common collocations

pattern break pattern continue pattern
line break line continue line
time break time continue time
way break way continue way
Other words: cycle, game, story, tradition, combo, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Total War: Shogun 2 and its expansions both break and continue the tradition, depending on the player.
    Source: Money for Nothing
  • Mid-Battle Tea Break The shadows of President Benson and Saddam Hussein continue Flynning in the background while the actors towel themselves off and exchange drinks in a break.
    Source: Mid-Battle Tea Break
  • Unfortunately, this doesn't break Eve because she is an excellent Gold Digger and thus free to continue plotting against Alexandra and Kate.
    Source: Break the Haughty
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