Continue and Pursue

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Continue

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

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Pursue is a synonym for continue in hold topic. In some cases you can use "Pursue" instead a verb "Continue", when it comes to topics like proceed, persist, keep on, carry on with. popular alternative

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

Pursue

Pursue verb - To go after or on the track of.

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Continue is a synonym for pursue in hold topic. You can use "Continue" instead a verb "Pursue", if it concerns topics such as conduct, proceed, persist. popular alternative

Nearby Words: pursuit, pursuance, pursuing, pursuer

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romance	continue romance	pursue romance
life	continue life	pursue life
work	continue work	pursue work
job	continue job	pursue job
Other words: relationship, education, career, line, time, route, path, way, research, investigation, quest, war, studies, lives.

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The Masadans also believe things happened in a way that can't possible be true, all so that they can hold their women in less than slavery and continue to pursue their goal of destroying Grayson.

Source: Believing Their Own Lies
Likewise, the hunters continue to pursue him, days and days away from their village like they're the human versions of a Super-Persistent Predator.

Source: Film / The Naked Prey
The Three Musketeers (all four of them) show up in paintings to give Ron love advice, and continue to pursue the now-vampiric Milady.

Source: Shout Out / Fan Fiction

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