as in maintenance
the act of keeping something or someone
The company's rate of employee retention is 80 percent.
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Recent Examples of retention
Waugh came from the San Diego Padres, which for the past five seasons set attendance and revenue-generating records and had a 93% season-ticket retention rate.
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Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
Not the best team in the country this year, but truly a testament to teamwork and hard work and talent retention.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The Gophers football program boasts a retention rate ranked in the top 10 in the nation, but Minnesota lost one its most recognizable and talented players to the NCAA transfer portal in January.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
On Maui, officials issued an evacuation advisory for some Lahaina neighborhoods after nearby retention basins neared capacity.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
Not the best team in the country this year, but truly a testament to teamwork and hard work and talent retention.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The Gophers football program boasts a retention rate ranked in the top 10 in the nation, but Minnesota lost one its most recognizable and talented players to the NCAA transfer portal in January.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
On Maui, officials issued an evacuation advisory for some Lahaina neighborhoods after nearby retention basins neared capacity.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retention
Noun
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The service allows airlines to stream entertainment to passengers’ devices instead of installing heavier in-flight entertainment systems, reducing maintenance and fuel costs.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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The special tax zone, which is exlusive to the property, will exact a property tax on future homeowners and buisnesses to fund the creation and maintenance of future roads, sewers and water utilities across the development.—
Samuel O’Neal
March 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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But we’re invited to see him as, despite these foibles, amusing and retaining, and his cynicism about everything and his lack of moral scruple is—actually, we’re invited to see this as a kind of higher wisdom.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pack a blanket or a warm outer layer Older people have a harder time producing, retaining, and circulating body heat.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Another bulk carrier, the Mac Hope, identifying itself as sailing under Chinese ownership and with a Chinese crew, also transited the strait on Monday, MarineTraffic data show.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Part of the company’s dramatic turnaround since new ownership took over in 2019 has been to allow individual stores to tailor the shopping experience and displays to their local markets, rather than corporate’s cookie-cutter mandates, according to reporting by ModernRetail.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The resolution was led by Ghana and received 123 votes in support and 3 against.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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An Egyptian official involved in the mediation efforts said the proposal also includes restrictions on Iran's support for armed groups.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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As gangs continue to expand and consolidate territorial control, journalists remain in growing danger, according to the commission and other press freedom groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Observer maintains full editorial control of its journalism.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Retention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retention. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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