Cut short and Continue

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Cut short verb - Make shorter as if by cutting off.

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Continue is an antonym for cut short in stop earlier than intended topic.

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

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Cut short is an antonym for continue.

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Continue and Cut short. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_short/continue

Cut short & Continue. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_short/continue>.

Continue or Cut short. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_short/continue.

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