as in preservation
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
I was hired to perform basic maintenance until the property could be sold
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Recent Examples of maintenance
Protein has also been touted for weight maintenance, Bosy-Westphal notes.
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Annually, maintenance can run a couple of thousand dollars per trap.
—Joshua Cole, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Aside from scheduling a regular professional HVAC maintenance check, Sinclair recommends homeowners frequently clean around their outdoor AC unit.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
In addition to culvert construction, contract crews are also working to upgrade traffic cameras and data technology systems, and construct maintenance vehicle pullouts.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Annually, maintenance can run a couple of thousand dollars per trap.
—Joshua Cole, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Aside from scheduling a regular professional HVAC maintenance check, Sinclair recommends homeowners frequently clean around their outdoor AC unit.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
In addition to culvert construction, contract crews are also working to upgrade traffic cameras and data technology systems, and construct maintenance vehicle pullouts.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for maintenance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maintenance
Noun
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However, the Vaile Victorian Society, the volunteer group that maintains the house and runs tours, worries that once the house ceases to become a public property, the careful preservation work, which the aged property relies on, will be impossible to maintain.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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My practice addresses the preservation and revival of heritage under threat in the Middle East and across the Arab world.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
7 May 2026
Noun
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There are solutions for age verification that are both accurate and privacy preserving.—
Annie Chestnut Tutor,
Boston Herald,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This tasty perennial is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9, requires minimal upkeep, and its yields become more abundant with each passing year.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
9 May 2026
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That means upgrading infrastructure in western neighborhoods, supporting local businesses, improving parks and public spaces, and planning maintenance on a more systematic citywide basis to improve fairness, predictability and long-term upkeep.—
Yair Gersten,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Maintenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintenance. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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