Definition of "sustained" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of sustain. (verb)
• Held continuously at a certain level (adjective)
• Held at a certain pitch (adjective)

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• "The name sustained an irreverent homage to the monarchy, armored with irony after his flight from fascist Europe."
• "Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said the Gulf force is needed to counter what he called a sustained campaign'' by Iran in Bahrain."
• "So, it's what they call a sustained decline in economic growth."