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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
Brianna Peters, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
The city has maintained strict lighting codes ever since, with streetlights and public lighting designed to protect night-sky visibility.
—Megan Eaves, Outside, 20 Feb. 2026
Knicks head coach Mike Brown has long maintained Towns’ role on offense is under construction along with the team’s new-look offense.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
Despite separating, Andrew and Ferguson maintained a healthy co-parenting relationship.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Mountbatten-Windsor, who had a longtime friendship with Epstein and maintained contact with him after his 2008 conviction of procuring a child for prostitution, has previously apologized and denied any wrongdoing.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
The pack also maintained the same C-rate (how fast a battery charges and discharges) and current output.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
Robert Springsteen's attorney, Amber Farrelly, said her client maintained his innocence from the very beginning.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
Despite the negative figures, the company maintained a sense of optimism about the future.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
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Our bodies naturally produce glutathione and optimal levels can be maintained through diet and lifestyle factors.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
The city has maintained strict lighting codes ever since, with streetlights and public lighting designed to protect night-sky visibility.
—Megan Eaves, Outside, 20 Feb. 2026
Knicks head coach Mike Brown has long maintained Towns’ role on offense is under construction along with the team’s new-look offense.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
Despite separating, Andrew and Ferguson maintained a healthy co-parenting relationship.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Mountbatten-Windsor, who had a longtime friendship with Epstein and maintained contact with him after his 2008 conviction of procuring a child for prostitution, has previously apologized and denied any wrongdoing.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
The pack also maintained the same C-rate (how fast a battery charges and discharges) and current output.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
Robert Springsteen's attorney, Amber Farrelly, said her client maintained his innocence from the very beginning.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
Despite the negative figures, the company maintained a sense of optimism about the future.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maintained
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The move is meant to symbolize a shift away from the era’s repressive stance, though some critics argue the site should be preserved as a memory space for victims rather than repurposed commercially.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The former film, from Joshua Seftel, follows CBS correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp on an essay project into the bedrooms of kids gunned down in school shootings, their private worlds heartbreakingly preserved by their families.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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In response to backlash regarding the fee-in-lieu proposition, Ross Babel, co-founder of Fulton Street Companies, defended the company’s proposition to observers.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Tuttle also defended the festival and its jury in multiple interviews.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2026
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The filings this week are part of an effort by JPMorgan Chase to have the case moved from state to federal court and to have the jurisdiction of the case moved to New York, which is where the bank accounts were located and where Trump kept much of his business operations until recently.—
Ken Sweet,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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After Windward scored the first two points of the game, Valencia’s defense kept Windward off the board again until there was less than a minute left in the period.—
Tony Gleason,
Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Some board members who voted no said the district had not sufficiently demonstrated that broad layoff notices were the most responsible or strategic option and argued that the analysis did not fully account for the operational and human consequences of issuing RIF notices at that scale.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The war enters its fifth year this month, and Kyiv is in a stronger position than at the start of 2025, a Carnegie Endowment expert argued in Foreign Affairs.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Reverend Jackson did not protest technology, but rather insisted on participating in shaping it.—
Brennan Nevada Johnson,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The French insisted that their routine had a high level of difficulty and that they had been rewarded justly.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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How to Try It Yourself The game is playable online through the Ludii platform, which hosts a range of historical and reconstructed board games.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her crash wasn’t a failure of her age or her reconstructed knee.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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Comprehensive plans guide where homes are built, how infrastructure is funded, how flood risks are managed, and which lands are conserved for agriculture, water supply and wildlife.—
Haley Busch,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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The eastern shoreline of Tuckertown Reservoir, totaling 2,420 acres and 31 miles of shoreline, was purchased and conserved in 2021.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Jan. 2026
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The use of deadly force against Christopher Lindner by police officers was legally justified under Ohio law, according to an investigation by the Adams County Prosecutor's Office.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Field added that Eli Lilly’s premium valuation is justified due to its significant leadership and the depth of pipeline assets in key therapeutic areas.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Maintained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintained. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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