as in maintenance
the act of keeping something or someone
The company's rate of employee retention is 80 percent.
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Recent Examples of retention
The district has listed teacher retention as a primary reason for supporting a continued four-day week.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Officer recruitment, retention and relationships Patterson will have plenty of opportunities to improve the relationship between CMPD’s leadership and the local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Prior to Excel, Swartley served as head of client services at Translation and was responsible for the retention and growth of client partners including AT&T, Diageo, NBA, Meta, Big 12, Disney and Ally.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Momentum at Peacock remains solid, and retention has held steady, even after our $3 price increase, running linear and streaming as one, integrated media business gives us real scale and flexibility.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Officer recruitment, retention and relationships Patterson will have plenty of opportunities to improve the relationship between CMPD’s leadership and the local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Prior to Excel, Swartley served as head of client services at Translation and was responsible for the retention and growth of client partners including AT&T, Diageo, NBA, Meta, Big 12, Disney and Ally.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Momentum at Peacock remains solid, and retention has held steady, even after our $3 price increase, running linear and streaming as one, integrated media business gives us real scale and flexibility.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retention
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Under the Biden administration, DHS issued a new final rule in 2022 that restored the pre-2019 standard, limiting public-charge consideration to cash benefits for income maintenance and long-term care, and excluding most non-cash programs.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Preliminary information indicates the flight was not delayed, and no immediate maintenance work was performed before takeoff, officials said.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Lynch retaining seems likely, but Bella’s presence brings nostalgia and star power for the international audience.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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On the earnings call, Ripley said Sinclair expects the FCC to raise — or eliminate — the 39% national ownership cap on TV station ownership in the first half of 2026.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Without an international framework, commercial ventures must navigate a patchwork of national laws and evolving interpretations of space ownership.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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From fuzzy open-toe slip-ons to orthopedic slides with extra arch support, there’s an affordable gift in here for everyone.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Some celebrants were building political support for the controversial Barge Canal.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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The scale of the Republican Party's triumph in 2024—taking the White House, flipping the Senate and maintaining control of the House—has sparked soul-searching within the Democratic Party over what went wrong, how to rebuild, and party leadership and direction.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Philippines is one of Asia’s most flood-prone countries but this year it has also been mired in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects that have brought thousands of protesters out onto the streets.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Retention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retention. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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