as in kept-up
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as in preserved
to keep in good condition
he repairs and maintains antique cars as a hobby
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as in defended
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections
part of debating is learning to maintain your position in the face of harsh challenges
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as in kept
to pay the living expenses of
we simply cannot afford to maintain a horse
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as in argued
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
she continued to maintain that a sewing machine would end up paying for itself since she could make her own clothes
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as in insisted
to state as a fact usually forcefully
he maintains that there is indeed hard evidence for extraterrestrial visitors
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Recent Examples of maintained
Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
The Magic maintained a 59-51 lead at half, but Boston pulled even early in the third after Minott drew a foul on an aggressive crash, and Pritchard picked Bane’s pocket and canned a three.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Photograph Collection, which is maintained by University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections staff.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Nov. 2025
The files are maintained by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, which is in charge of monitoring money laundering.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The United States and South Korea have maintained close military coordination as Pyongyang accelerates its weapons testing program.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Orbán has maintained enmity toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and blamed Europe’s support for Kyiv as prolonging the war.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025
In a small new study, most people who switched from weekly to every-other-week GLP-1 dosing maintained their weight loss and metabolic health improvements.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In Virginia, moderate Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and congresswoman, has maintained a modest lead over Republican nominee, Winsome Earle-Sears, the state's current lieutenant governor.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
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Over the next decade, Wuornos grew increasingly religious and maintained correspondence with Australian artist Jasmine Hirst, whose letters and interviews appear throughout the documentary.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
The Magic maintained a 59-51 lead at half, but Boston pulled even early in the third after Minott drew a foul on an aggressive crash, and Pritchard picked Bane’s pocket and canned a three.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Photograph Collection, which is maintained by University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections staff.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Nov. 2025
The files are maintained by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, which is in charge of monitoring money laundering.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The United States and South Korea have maintained close military coordination as Pyongyang accelerates its weapons testing program.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Orbán has maintained enmity toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and blamed Europe’s support for Kyiv as prolonging the war.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 7 Nov. 2025
In a small new study, most people who switched from weekly to every-other-week GLP-1 dosing maintained their weight loss and metabolic health improvements.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In Virginia, moderate Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and congresswoman, has maintained a modest lead over Republican nominee, Winsome Earle-Sears, the state's current lieutenant governor.
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maintained
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Today, the cookbooks are out of print, but a few copies are available here and there online, and they are preserved in the archives and collections of the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Historical Society.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Decades later, in 1980, the Granzin family purchased the bakery, but preserved the recipes and traditions, from the strudel to the breakfast-sausage kolaches.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Just over a minute later, Kuzma tried to toss Antetokounmpo another alley-oop, but the Bulls defended it well and took away the rim.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Quagliano has repeatedly denied that and defended the bank’s aircraft business as profitable.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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Johnson has kept the House out of session since mid-September after Republicans passed a bill to continue government funding.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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After winning 3-0 at home to Leeds United last weekend, Sunday’s result marked the first time that Brighton had kept consecutive Premier League clean sheets since February.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Cotton argued the shutdown’s cause was not the expiring health care subsidies, but rather Democrats’ fear of blowback from their supporters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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Nardin argued for a change in the mindset that automatically favors large-scale production of a single product.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Again, Shamblin messaged, this time removing the mention of the gun; again, the bot insisted a human was coming.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Lima insisted that the public backs a tougher stance and that the vast majority of favela residents supported the operation.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The reconstructed scenes had an average error of less than five centimeters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the afterglow of an appearance would provide momentum for the reconstructed conference, just as SDSU’s run to the 2023 Final Four would have aided the Pac-12 if former executives had been smart enough to add the Aztecs that spring (along with SMU) before everything imploded.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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In 2023, however, Glendale conserved the full 7,000 acre-feet because a wet year on the Salt provided the city with enough water to make up for losses in Colorado River water.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Bell did what most drivers did, opting to run all-out on fresher tires and more gas — while Logano conserved his fuel all the way to the finish.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Some justified their retreats by citing the 2023 Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in college admissions.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Nov. 2025
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What begins as an academic thought experiment — can a lie ever be justified?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Maintained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintained. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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