Continue and Ran away

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

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Ran away is an antonym for continue.

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Continue is an antonym for ran away in topics: advance, escape, break away from.

Indy ran away with the division during the Peyton Manning years, and will likely continue to do so in the Andrew Luck era.

Source: Useful Notes / National Football League
Three ended up in jail anyways when they used the Oracle to continue hacking, one was unexpectedly hit by a bus, and the last one ran away.

Source: Boxed Crook
After he escaped Auschwitz, he got married to a Gypsy girl named Magda who also ran away from there, moved to Ukraine with her and tried to continue living his life.

Source: Cynicism Catalyst

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