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continuing

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Definition of continuing

1 : continuous, constant continuing poverty
2 : needing no renewal : enduring continuing fame a continuing contract
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Other Words from continuing

continuingly adverb

Examples of continuing in a Sentence

the continuing success of the chain as it opens stores around the country the public's continuing interest in every aspect of the lives of celebrities

Recent Examples on the Web

 These rapid changes to the nature of work will require continuing education throughout the workforce. — P.k. Agarwal, The Mercury News, "Opinion: The dizzying future of careers in a world of disruptive technology," 27 Feb. 2017

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First Known Use of continuing

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for continuing

see continual

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continuing

adjective
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Legal Definition of continuing

1 : marked by uninterrupted extension in time or sequence a continuing criminal enterprise
2 : needing no renewal continuing shareholders

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