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US
/kənˈtɪnjuɪŋ/
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[ UK /kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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remaining in force or being carried on without letup
the continuing struggle to put food on the table
the act provided a continuing annual appropriation -
of long duration
chronic money problems
How To Use continuing In A Sentence
- Is there continuing jubilation, or has it simmered down a lot?
- The succession of blows—the Agency’s decision not to provide us with any security, followed by the horrifying SSCI report and its Additional Views section, then my colleague’s inability or unwillingness to retestify before the SSCI, and the continuing media onslaught—were overwhelming. Fair Game
- For instance, the expression for star might be `bright-white-continuing", while one might think of a supernova as `radiant-splendid-dying". THE BROKEN GOD
- In fact, the longest continuing presence is often the audit partner.
- Every jag, every bump on the wall revealed a zone of darkness that was worth to explore, but every time, in the shadows, there was just the sides of the cave, continuing.
- Congress is continuing to oppose the President's healthcare budget.
- When I stepped back outside, the snow was continuing.
- And so it remains reasonably fresh in 2003, if only as a result of its continuing underexposure. Globe and Mail
- I can see no useful purpose in continuing this conversation.
- With the rollout of Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story, continuing through the end of November (click here for screening locator), a classical music sighting is made that the famous 18th century philosopher Moses Mendelssohn would have been proud of. Laurence Vittes: Classical Music Media Sighting: Felix Mendelssohn Introduces Interview With Sandy Koufax
