Continue and Run

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Continue

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

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Run is a synonym for continue in process topic. In some cases you can use "Run" instead a verb "Continue", when it comes to topics like follow.

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

Run

Run verb - Continue to exist.

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Continue is a synonym for run in process topic. Sometimes you can use "Continue" instead a verb "Run", if it concerns topics such as follow, extend, be valid.

Nearby Word: running

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life	continue life	run life
business	continue business	run business
race	continue race	run race
series	continue series	run series
Other words: show, campaign, way, game, story, mission, times, lives, experiments.

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The real good ending occurs when you lose against the final boss and choose not to continue or run out of time against it.

Source: Video Game / Chimera Beast
Undead: Lots, including the elves who died on the run and continue to run every night, with everyone alive who gets too close joining and running themselves to death.

Source: Tabletop Game / Dark Sun
If you repeat the process, he'll just get up and continue to run his designated patrol completely unarmed.

Source: Do Not Drop Your Weapon

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