Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Dump
Dump verb - To end a usually intimate relationship with.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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She does dump Pierce and then make him pay to continue the date they'd arranged, but considering this is Pierce we're talking about that's hardly unjustifiable.
Source: Hooker with a Heart of Gold -
Loving a Shadow: Oliver's new girlfriend in the sequel accuses him of this in regards to Jenny, suggesting that deep down he probably wants her to turn out to be a bad person so that he can dump her and continue to hang on to his memories of Jenny.
Source: Film / Love Story
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