Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Dropping
Dropping noun - The act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to.
Both words in one sentence
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask had a town continue a festival despite the moon dropping on them.
Source: Attack of the Town Festival -
Dropping to the ground right after Luffy as it's obvious both men are too tired to continue.
Source: Anime / One Piece Film: Z - Dogged allows you to choose whether running out of Wounds knocks them properly unconscious or lets them continue acting for a little while before dropping dead.
Source: Determinator / Tabletop Games
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Dropping and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/dropping
Continue & Dropping. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/dropping>.
Dropping or Continue. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/dropping.
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