continued

adjective

con·​tin·​ued kən-ˈtin-(ˌ)yüd How to pronounce continued (audio)
1
: lasting or extending without interruption
continued success
2
: resumed after interruption
a continued story

Examples of continued in a Sentence

Please accept our best wishes for your continued success. The colors of the paint will fade with continued exposure to the sun.
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In the same year, 554,000 canines were reunited with their owners, 334,000 were euthanized, and 524,000 were transferred to other organizations for continued care and adoption efforts. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Around the same time, Israeli strikes on Damascus and continued clashes in Sweida hardened the idea, inside parts of the Kurdish movement, that the center could break. Hassan Hassan, Time, 11 Oct. 2025 With continued investment, policy support, and technological advancement, the global EV ecosystem can evolve into a reliable, accessible, and sustainable network. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025 At the other end of the world, in the Arctic, increased underground methane release has been linked to climate change impacts, Seabrook said, including warmer temperatures, shifts in sea level and the continued, slow rise of land after the glaciers melted in the last Ice Age. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for continued

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from past participle of continuen "to continue"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of continued was in the 15th century

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“Continued.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continued. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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