maintain

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verbcare for, keep up

verbassert, claim; argue for

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See also synonyms for: maintainable / maintained / maintainer / maintaining / maintains

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To maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance. To support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof. To sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim. Uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority.

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How to use maintain in a sentence

Because I wrote a book years ago about the Army-Navy football rivalry and have maintained connections with many from the two schools, I know a lot of veterans.

MARK CUBAN HAD THE RIGHT IDEA: IT’S TIME TO RETHINK HOW WE USE THE NATIONAL ANTHEMJOHN FEINSTEINFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST

They are institutions built to hold and maintain power for a political group.

WHAT HAPPENS TO AN ENTRENCHED TWO-PARTY SYSTEM WHEN ONE PARTY UNDERMINES THE SYSTEM?PHILIP BUMPFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST

One method of maintaining a connection to the person, product or brand that is the target of a boycott is called “moral decoupling.”

MYPILLOW BOYCOTT: HOW A PRODUCT CAN SPARK AN IDENTITY CRISISELIZABETH CHANGFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Those statements conflict with the union’s efforts to work with the NBA on a scaled-down event, in hopes of salvaging television revenue and maintaining productive relationships with the owners and media partners.

THE NBA’S WEEK OF CONTROVERSIES SHOW HOW HARD LIFE IS OUTSIDE OF THE BUBBLEBEN GOLLIVERFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Shallal said the Anacostia Busboys and Poets has maintained more revenue during the pandemic than any of the restaurant’s other locations.

BUSBOYS AND POETS TO LAUNCH ‘STREATERY’ EAST OF THE ANACOSTIA RIVERMICHAEL BRICE-SADDLERFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST

It’s great to see him reach these heights, and now he needs to maintain it.

MATTHEW HOPPE WAS A LITTLE-KNOWN AMERICAN SOCCER PLAYER — UNTIL HE REACHED THE BUNDESLIGASTEVEN GOFFFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POST

So, perhaps mail voting will maintain some popularity among members of both parties, but with an even wider division between them.

WHAT ABSENTEE VOTING LOOKED LIKE IN ALL 50 STATESNATHANIEL RAKICH (NATHANIEL.RAKICH@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)FEBRUARY 9, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

Teams may implement their own rules to maintain the health of players, but only if they add to the restrictions agreed to by the league and union, not lessen them.

MLB, PLAYERS’ UNION AGREE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS, CLEARING WAY FOR SPRING TRAINING TO STARTCHELSEA JANESFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POST

While Taboola as a partner proves to continue to be good for business, both executives stressed a need to balance between Taboola’s contributions to their respective companies’ revenue and maintaining control of the user and ad experience.

PUBLISHERS WORRY TABOOLA’S SPAC FUNDING COULD MAKE THEM MORE DEPENDENT ON ITS AD REVENUESARA GUAGLIONEFEBRUARY 8, 2021DIGIDAY

This multi-zoned heating is key to even cooking and maintaining the temperature throughout the food.

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