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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
Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Just a few high-quality tools, well maintained, can last any gardener a lifetime.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
The other piece, the mayor insists, must be these higher taxes, something that Hochul has maintained since before Mamdani’s election was a nonstarter.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Citi also maintained its price target of $650, implying nearly 29% upside for Spotify from Thursday's close.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
O’Hara maintained a close friendship with Culkin and honored him at his Walk of Fame ceremony in 2023.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Stuart, demonstrating an almost anthropological understanding of his homeland, reveals how the Hebridean culture has been maintained for centuries and continues to thrive today.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The hospital system maintained its brands after coming together.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
Steve Jobs, despite his reputation as an intense competitor, maintained close ties with fellow tech titans, including people whose companies were directly competing with Apple.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Multiple runs were conducted under international signal degradation, and all platforms maintained mission performance through alternate navigation and timing solutions.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Just a few high-quality tools, well maintained, can last any gardener a lifetime.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
The other piece, the mayor insists, must be these higher taxes, something that Hochul has maintained since before Mamdani’s election was a nonstarter.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Citi also maintained its price target of $650, implying nearly 29% upside for Spotify from Thursday's close.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
O’Hara maintained a close friendship with Culkin and honored him at his Walk of Fame ceremony in 2023.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Stuart, demonstrating an almost anthropological understanding of his homeland, reveals how the Hebridean culture has been maintained for centuries and continues to thrive today.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The hospital system maintained its brands after coming together.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
Steve Jobs, despite his reputation as an intense competitor, maintained close ties with fellow tech titans, including people whose companies were directly competing with Apple.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maintained
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The restaurant itself has been protected as a historical French monument since 1990 and the classic interiors—complete with warm mahogany wood paneling by Jean Royère—are beautifully preserved.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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The bar isn't called the Silver Dollar for nothing; the 65-foot bar has silver coins preserved in it from the 1920s.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Justice Department did not respond to a request for comment, but officials there have broadly defended the department’s actions as not only justified but necessary for ensuring the rule of law and holding alleged criminals to account.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Canadian national team skeleton coach Joe Cecchini has defended the decision to withdraw the athletes earlier this month.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Across 240 pages, Landfair describes how she became ensnared in Kelly’s web and how the singer kept her trapped there for more than a decade through a persistent and dizzying combination of love-bombing, control, secrecy, and abuse.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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And since then the First Family has kept busy.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Another lawsuit brought by detainees in federal court in Fort Myers argued that immigration was a federal issue, and Florida agencies and private contractors hired by the state had no authority to operate the facility under federal law.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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So, Hippocrates argued, the illness of epilepsy must be caused, like any other illness, by imbalance, not demons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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From there, the same White House that for months had insisted Venezuela was a dangerous country run by drug cartels dispatched him on yet another of last year’s 76 deportation flights back to South America.—
Maeva Bambuck,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Newsom insisted that free tuition become part of a larger higher-education-reform plan with many interlocking pieces—a program that is hard to explain in fifteen seconds on TV.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Pedestrian walkways and a reconstructed street grid will connect Foundry Park to the surrounding neighborhoods, and eventually to riverfront parks featuring natural wildlife habitats, walkways and a beach.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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The team also found that the reconstructed ancestral enzymes were easier to produce in micro-organisms, such as yeast cells, than modern-day types, which mean they can be harnessed to synthesize cannabinoids more efficiently.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Jan. 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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It is now being conserved under the supervision of county archaeologist Kristoffer Dahle, Dybvik noted.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Schleicher, the Pretti family attorney, said Wednesday the earlier altercation in no way justified the shooting more than a week later.—
Michael Biesecker,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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After all, five years later, there is still a serious debate in this country about whether people who stormed the nation’s capital were justified.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Maintained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintained. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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