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maintain

[meyn-teyn] / meɪnˈteɪn /




Usage

What are other ways to say maintain? 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.

Example Sentences

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Now, it’s increasingly incentivizing production at home, even as it maintains a 25 million-ton annual U.S. purchase commitment as a tactical anchor for the current trade truce.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alice, 28, said the area around Brook Street in Riverside, where she lives, was a "fantastic" location but poorly maintained.

From BBC

That kind of acceleration is what tech companies need to maintain high valuations.

From Barron's

“After nearly five years of above-target inflation, it is essential that we maintain our credibility by returning to a disinflationary path and achieving our target in the relatively near future.”

From Barron's

The Bank of England is expected to maintain interest rates at 3.75%, having lowered them by a quarter of a percentage point in December.

From Barron's