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continue(advance, maintain, extend, endure)
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maintain(advance, continue, stay, extend)
5
sustain(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
4
pursue(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
3
prolong(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
3
stand(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
3
uphold(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
abide(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
advance(maintain, continue, stay, extend)
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carry on(expression, advance, maintain, continue)
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endure(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
extend(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
keep
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keep up(expression, advance, maintain, continue)
2
last(advance, maintain, continue, extend)
2
lengthen(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
linger(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
loiter(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
outlast(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
2
outlive(advance, maintain, continue, stay)
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APASmart Define. (2015). persist in thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/persist_in/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "persist in thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/persist_in/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, persist in thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/persist_in/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "persist in thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/persist_in/thesaurus/synonyms>