keep
Example Sentences
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One surprise was that the government kept the existing recommended limit on saturated fat consumption to less than 10% of daily calories.
He kept their identities concealed, assuring them he wouldn’t “snitch on y’all.”
From Los Angeles Times
“At that time, we needed something separate from the fire — something that the fire couldn’t touch, it was too traumatic to keep revisiting what we’d lost, so our work became our peace and our escape.”
From Los Angeles Times
Initially, they thought they would “stick it out and keep the lower payments while the kids are young. But when we found out it was twins, we decided to give it up,” Khazai said.
From MarketWatch
Some fear that settling the cases could keep further details about the allegations from coming out and potentially allow tech companies to avoid public accountability.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
