Continue and Prosecute

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Continue

Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.

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Prosecute is a synonym for continue. In some cases you can use "Prosecute" instead a verb "Continue".

Nearby Words: continued, continuing, continuation, continuity, continuance

Prosecute

Prosecute verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

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Continue is a synonym for prosecute in pursue topic. You can use "Continue" instead a verb "Prosecute", if it concerns topics such as conduct, persevere.

Nearby Words: prosecutor, prosecution, prosecuting

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name	continue name	prosecute name
war	continue war	prosecute war

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The Peoples' Liberation Army's desire to avoid the appearance of caving in to Soviet pressure actually made them want to continue to prosecute the war beyond the (limited and from a military standpoint, stupid) objectives they had been set.

Source: Gunboat Diplomacy

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