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 rankings also look at first-year retention rates, borrower debt, faculty salaries, student-faculty ratio, standardized test scores, peer assessment and more.
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Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The performance gains were also clear in full-cell configurations using a V₆O₁₃ cathode, where the DEDFP system showed stable capacity retention at higher charge and discharge rates while the other systems degraded quickly.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
However, preliminary plans included in meeting packet include three buildings, a power station, several stormwater retention ponds and transmission line corridors.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The film’s main retention is the characters.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The performance gains were also clear in full-cell configurations using a V₆O₁₃ cathode, where the DEDFP system showed stable capacity retention at higher charge and discharge rates while the other systems degraded quickly.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
However, preliminary plans included in meeting packet include three buildings, a power station, several stormwater retention ponds and transmission line corridors.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The film’s main retention is the characters.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retention
Noun
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And in Georgia, aggressive roll maintenance and steady Republican registration drives have helped the GOP blunt Democrats’ earlier gains and remain competitive in statewide contests.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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But even skin and scalp maintenance gets simpler since our bodies are super generative and do a lot of the work for us.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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If that deal goes through, ESPN may be more open to play ball with the NFL on a future media deal given the league’s minority ownership.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bids were judged mainly on whether the city had fans and if the ownership group was serious about running a standalone women’s team.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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But the support — from family members, colleagues and the fire service community — has remained constant.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the company cut 4,000 customer support jobs this year due to efficiency gains directly linked to AI technology.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Some of that was out of Gibson’s control as the Ducks’ defense eroded in front of him.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Beginning October 12, 2025, the 29 nations of the European Schengen Area will start phasing out the stamping of travel documents and instead will switch to a new digital Entry/Exit System (EES), which the European Union argues will accelerate border-control processes and improve security.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Retention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retention. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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