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- put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation
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- my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping
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- the keeping of religious laws and traditions
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- the estate hasn't been in good keeping since the owner suffered financial reverses
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keeping
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of keeping (Entry 2 of 2)
- keep the Sabbath by not working
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- the money is yours to keep
- keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone
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- make sure you keep your promise to help out at the homeless shelter
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- I keep extra toothbrushes for unexpected overnight guests
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- agreed to keep both of their children in off-campus housing until they graduated and found jobs
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- enlisted a relative to keep the store while she was away
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- try to keep your composure no matter what happens
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- may God bless and keep you
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“Keeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeping. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of keeping was in the 14th century
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