Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Exit
Exit verb - To leave a place often for another.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It's a big, empty (and thus somewhat creepy) city map where you're trying to collect a bunch of random bonuses before you can access the exit and continue onto map16.
Source: Bonus Stage -
Dying in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots results in a quick montage of images from recent cutscenes to flash before cutting to white noise and the "Continue/Exit" menu.
Source: Blipvert - At one point, the screen flashes white, indicating that Raiden has been killed, but instead of "Mission Failed", the text reads "Fission Mailed", the options read "Emit/Continent" instead of "Exit/Continue", and the action continues in the corner box that normally shows Raiden's cause of death.
Cite this Source
Exit and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/exit
Continue & Exit. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/exit>.
Exit or Continue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/exit.
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