Keep and Press

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Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

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Press is an antonym for keep.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Press verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

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Keep is an antonym for press in push on with force topic.

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

human	human keep	human press
old	old keep	old press
good	good keep	good press
better	better keep	better press
Other adjectives: single, small, actual, great, huge, major, extra, eponymous, upgraded.

character	keep character	press character
people	keep people	press people
number	keep number	press number
way	keep way	press way
Other words: face, game, hands, weapons.

Instead he calls a press conference and announces that Grasso will face a month-long suspension plus a year of probation, but he gets to keep his job.

Source: Series / Blue Bloods
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: If you don't take a cue about the written messages in Aldia's Keep and press the wrong switch, you will end up releasing Royal Sorcerer Navlaan from his magic prison, who will invade you several times throughout the remainder of the game.

Source: Video Game / Dark Souls II
Press Your Luck originally had physical Whammy cards, which the contestants could keep.

Source: Creator / Greggo

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