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Discover LudwigThe phrase "continued to aggravate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or behavior that persists in causing annoyance or worsening a problem over time.
Example: "Despite the team's efforts to resolve the issue, the lack of communication continued to aggravate tensions among the members."
Alternatives: "kept on irritating" or "persisted in worsening".
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Progressive Inequality cuts against the grain of this popular consensus, demonstrating how income inequality's growth prior to the stock market crash of 1929 continued to aggravate class divisions.
My neck continued to aggravate me as another fever flared.
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It's a sensibility reflected in debates about affirmative action, which continues to aggravate tensions between blacks and Jews.
BEIRUT — As the 20-month-long conflict in Syria continues to aggravate the frictions between Sunni and Shiite Muslim groups in Lebanon, other sectarian groups, and notably the country's Christian and Druze minorities, are trying to distance themselves from the rising tensions.
Existing trees will continue to aggravate allergies.
It can result in a new dream for South Africans or continue to aggravate the country's disenchanted population.
This is a particular concern for South Asian countries as unbalanced growth of urban areas and poor urban planning continue to aggravate the problem.
Toothpastes or mouthwashes that contain sodium lauryl sulfate can cause canker sores and continue to aggravate them.
PPARC decided to increase its student numbers by 50% between 2003-2007, a decision that probably has aggravated--and likely will continue to aggravate--an already difficult job market.
These projections suggested that world agricultural trade was not likely to grow very rapidly if the difficulties facing agriculture continued to be aggravated by current protectionist policies and if no action was taken to reverse current trends.
"I think he's disappointed by it, but I think he also understands 14 days is a lot easier to cope with than six weeks," General Manager Steve Phillips said yesterday in a conference call, referring to the possibility that Vaughn could have been out for considerably longer had he continued to play and aggravated the injury.
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