Keep on
Keep on verb - Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature.
Rest
Rest verb - To refrain from labor or exertion.
Both terms in one sentence
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Rich attempts to changed the subject, but the rest of the guys keep on talking bout it.
Source: Web Video / Best of the Worst -
Apocalypse arrives quietly; the chosen are herded off to heaven, and the rest of us, the ones who failed the test, just keep on going, oblivious.
Source: Creator / Jonathan Nolan - Any hit that costs the rest of his energy will still allow him to get up and keep on fighting with his life gauge glowing red.
Source: Last Chance Hit Point
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Rest and Keep on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_on/rest
Keep on & Rest. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_on/rest>.
Rest or Keep on. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_on/rest.
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