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VERB

advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate achieve move up progress promote propel speed storm

STRONG

conquer dispatch drive elevate hasten launch march proceed quicken skyrocket

WEAK

bring forward come forward continue ahead forge ahead gain ground get ahead get green light get there get with it go ahead go forth go forward go great guns go places go to town make headway make the scene move on move onward press on push ahead push on send forward step forward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hinder

STRONG

cease halt hold keep retard stop

WEAK

back down decrease hesitate recede retreat retrogress take back turn withdraw yield

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Once all the passengers and crew have disembarked, the Hondius will continue on to the Netherlands, where the body of one of the passengers who died and their belongings will be disinfected before being removed.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Some of the crew will remain on the ship, which will continue on to the Netherlands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

His hope was that if a young person gets hooked on the beauty of math and enjoys education, they won’t quit high school as he did, and their life will continue on a positive path.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

Now, all eyes will be on Powell on Wednesday to see if he will choose to continue on the board past his time as chair, a move that would be unusual but not unprecedented.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

I vomited and immediately felt feverish, but we had to continue on.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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