as in maintenance
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
devotes too much time to the care and feeding of her buggy computer
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Recent Examples of care and feeding
Some are as reliable as Old Faithful; others pose challenges for owners not wholly committed to their care and feeding.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
California Patt Morrison: Behind the privacy hedges and block walls stand L.A.’s notable and notorious homes
July 17, 2024
Yet for centuries, the best of France’s goods and goodies have floated upriver or flowed downhill for the care and feeding of Paris.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
The care and feeding of Hulu has been a huge priority for Walden’s group since it was formed post-merger in 2019.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 July 2024
The new film is professionally made, well-acted, entertaining enough, and possessed of no earthly reason to exist aside from the care and feeding of intellectual property.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
California Patt Morrison: Behind the privacy hedges and block walls stand L.A.’s notable and notorious homes
July 17, 2024
Yet for centuries, the best of France’s goods and goodies have floated upriver or flowed downhill for the care and feeding of Paris.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
The care and feeding of Hulu has been a huge priority for Walden’s group since it was formed post-merger in 2019.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 July 2024
The new film is professionally made, well-acted, entertaining enough, and possessed of no earthly reason to exist aside from the care and feeding of intellectual property.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for care and feeding
Noun
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Lee said obtaining those skills can take anywhere from a day or two for a forklift certification to up to four years of education and apprenticeship programs for maintenance technicians, one of the most in-demand manufacturing jobs today.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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During a maintenance task to stir the oxygen tanks, an electrical short causes one of the tanks to explode, with the other rapidly venting its oxygen into space.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2025
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Passing cars honked in support while protesters waved signs calling for the preservation of the expansive Everglades preserve, home to several endangered species and Native tribes.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Bezos, the world’s third richest person, and Sánchez, requested that in lieu of gifts, guests donate to local organizations supporting the preservation of Venice.—
Sarah Polus,
The Hill,
28 June 2025
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“Care and feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/care%20and%20feeding. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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