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
Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Well defined and placed, they are well maintained.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Hialeah has maintained the same property-tax millage rate for more than 15 years, despite nearly approving a reduction last year during a heated election cycle under former mayor Jacqueline García-Roves’s administration.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Other than that, Ubuntu and Canonical officials have maintained radio silence since the outage began.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
That kind of flexibility is useful in older Florida homes where systems may not have been perfectly maintained.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Cornelia Jeglertz maintained her stare, even though there was nothing on it.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating on Roku, while Bank of America maintained its buy rating.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 1 May 2026
In 2021, a critical vulnerability in Log4j—a logging library maintained by a handful of volunteers—exposed hundreds of millions of devices.
—Evan Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
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Chatty maintained that the city should prioritize internal audits over new taxes.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Well defined and placed, they are well maintained.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Hialeah has maintained the same property-tax millage rate for more than 15 years, despite nearly approving a reduction last year during a heated election cycle under former mayor Jacqueline García-Roves’s administration.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Other than that, Ubuntu and Canonical officials have maintained radio silence since the outage began.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
That kind of flexibility is useful in older Florida homes where systems may not have been perfectly maintained.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Cornelia Jeglertz maintained her stare, even though there was nothing on it.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating on Roku, while Bank of America maintained its buy rating.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 1 May 2026
In 2021, a critical vulnerability in Log4j—a logging library maintained by a handful of volunteers—exposed hundreds of millions of devices.
—Evan Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maintained
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Many of the foundations—which act as the legal holding sites of collections preserved after an artists’ death—have reached such heights as the values of the works have swelled.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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The Burgess Shale is one of a small handful of Cambrian deposits that reach the level of Lagerstätten, a German term used to describe incredibly diverse and exceptionally preserved fossil sites.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Putin has defended the restrictions as necessary for public safety.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Trump has defended the gift as a way to save tax dollars.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Though the start of the pandemic soon after halted her momentum, DeVaux kept at it, eventually taking the Breeder’s Cup in 2024.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The fight, though, kept getting delayed.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Both France and Padres manager Craig Stammen argued the call and replays seemed to clearly show the base of the ball was entirely in foul ground.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The trust has said that recognizes the need for a larger meeting space at the White House, but argued that only Congress could authorize it.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Greer says the desk clerk told the detective that days earlier Rickman attempted to sign in with a fake name, but the clerk insisted on proof of identity.—
Paul LaRosa,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Iran has insisted that any ships transiting the strait pay the regime a toll and follow a course approved by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Visitors can wander the fort’s exterior grounds and step inside to explore reconstructed living quarters.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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The West Loop building, first completed in 1966 and now called The Bell, includes reconstructed offices, a health club with a cold plunge, several tenant lounges and bars, pickleball courts, a rooftop deck and Solette, a ground-floor casual restaurant.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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As part of conservation efforts in the 1980s and 90s, more than 800 otters were released in Missouri and waterways were conserved.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some myosin classes, such as I and II, are widely conserved across many organisms, whereas others are more specialized and restricted to particular lineages—for example, certain classes are found mainly in animals and others in plants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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Gerrymanders that discriminate against Black voters could be justified today as merely offering partisan advantage to Republicans.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Recent polling suggests that roughly 30% of young Americans hold the view that political violence can be justified in certain circumstances.—
Andrew Cuomo,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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“Maintained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintained. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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