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 Consent Decree Monitoring Team and a federal judge found the department is in full compliance with its technology, and recruitment and retention sections.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Part of that funding ask would go toward the Oklahoma Strong Start Program – an initiative designed to support recruitment and retention.
—Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 29 Jan. 2026
For organizations focused on retention, leadership diversity, and long-term performance, bullying between women represents a structural and potentially financial risk.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
In a presentation to the Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday, the LAPD’s chief information officer, John Furay, detailed new data retention guidelines that would allow certain footage to be destroyed after five years.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Part of that funding ask would go toward the Oklahoma Strong Start Program – an initiative designed to support recruitment and retention.
—Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 29 Jan. 2026
For organizations focused on retention, leadership diversity, and long-term performance, bullying between women represents a structural and potentially financial risk.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
In a presentation to the Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday, the LAPD’s chief information officer, John Furay, detailed new data retention guidelines that would allow certain footage to be destroyed after five years.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retention
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Patients may then continue taking the medications for at least one or two additional years — what is known as maintenance treatment.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Predictive maintenance will also advance rapidly.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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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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Choose one issue each week that others may have let linger and take ownership of bringing it to resolution.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The building housing the Red Lion changed ownership in 2022.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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And with the support of my community.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Another major addition is support for Connected Apps.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Extreme heat fuels out of control bushfires Bushfires, fueled by the soaring temperatures, have menaced towns in the state of Victoria, prompting evacuations as volunteer firefighters attempted to douse flames around homes.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Caribbean island once relied heavily on oil shipments from Venezuela, but that supply was cut off when the United States asserted control over the South American nation this month.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Retention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retention. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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