continuation

noun con·tin·u·a·tion \ kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən , -yü-ˈā- \

Updated on: 20 Apr 2018

Definition of continuation

1 : the act or fact of continuing in or the prolongation of a state or activity

2 : resumption after an interruption

3 : something that continues, increases, or adds

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Examples of continuation in a Sentence

the continuation of high unemployment has cost the government much support

Recent Examples of continuation from the Web

Theodos sees this as a continuation of the general federal approach to community development over the last few decades.

— patrick sisson, Curbed, "A new tool for steering investment into overlooked urban and rural areas begins to take shape," 12 Apr. 2018
Last week, The Washington Post reported that aides were floating the idea of trading three years of border wall funding for a three-year continuation of the DACA program.

— deirdre walsh, CNN, "The race to fund the government is on (again)," 18 Mar. 2018
Advertisement Per Deadline, Nowalk spoke about his plans for the continuation of the series during a special preview of the season finale.

— refinery29.com, "How To Get Away With Murder," 15 Mar. 2018
That’s why Republicans from Representative Trey Gowdy (R., S.C.) to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) have disclaimed any such connection, and have stood up for the continuation of the probe without interference.

— ben shapiro, National Review, "Was the FBI Out to Get Trump?," 6 Feb. 2018
Most of the cast has signed on for the continuation of the series, including Skarsgård's character Perry, who was killed in the finale of season one.

— caroline hallemann, Town & Country, "Meryl Streep Joins Cast of Big Little Lies for Season 2," 24 Jan. 2018
The show's infamously dark ending doesn't seem to leave much room for a continuation.

— emma dibdin, Good Housekeeping, ""Roseanne" Is Getting a Revival With Some of the Original Cast," 17 May 2017
Crime in Baltimore was down through the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period last year, according to city data — a continuation of a trend that began slowly in November.

— kevin rector, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore crime continues trending below 2017, though gunfire marred holiday weekend," 2 Apr. 2018
No, this is a continuation of deceit and obfuscation, and of somedefectiveself-driving cars that should have never been allowed on public streets for their beta-testing.

— ed wallace, star-telegram, "Uber’s ‘Shadow of a Doubt’ Accident | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 31 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of continuation

14th century

continuation Synonyms

CONTINUATION Defined for English Language Learners

continuation

noun

Definition of continuation for English Language Learners

: something that starts where something else ends and adds to or continues the first part
: the act of continuing or of causing something to continue
: the act of beginning again after an interruption