What is a synonym for "continuations"?

Common synonyms include: continuance, duration, persistence, prolongation, sequel, accession.

Continuations

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun

1
plural of continuation form-of, plural
2
Trousers or breeches. UK, obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang
"I think what sort of dress she might wear, and a vision of a fair form, clad in […] a pair of continuations of white flannel (such as men wear, only looser) floats through my brain."

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continuance duration persistence prolongation sequel accession

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"Tarrasch used to say that if we fully understand the typical mating continuations, the more complicated sacrificial combinations for this purpose become almost obvious."

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