Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Retire from is an antonym for continue.
Retire from
Retire from verb - To give up (a job or office).
Both terms in one sentence
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Passing the Torch: Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl retire from superheroism after the final battle, citing that the number of new masked superheroes can continue the crusade.
Source: Film / Kick-Ass
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Retire from and Continue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/retire_from
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Retire from or Continue. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/continue/retire_from.
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