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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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Finding the money and personnel to maintain 800,000 troops and piles of equipment while devising new capabilities will be among the Ukrainian government’s hardest tasks in the immediate aftermath of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nintendo will be looking to maintain the momentum of its record-breaking Switch 2 launch this year.

From BBC

The company said Tuesday that it currently holds 510 bitcoins and plans to maintain that holding as a treasury reserve asset.

From MarketWatch

She made it official in March; though, she maintains it’s just temporary.

From Los Angeles Times

In an earlier note, he predicted that Nvidia would get further access to the Chinese market and maintain its status as a dominant chipmaker.

From MarketWatch