Attacked
Maintained and attacked are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maintained" instead a verb "Attacked".
Maintained
Maintained adjective - Kept in good condition.
Attacked and maintained are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attacked" instead a verb "Maintained".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The Vichy French Navy also stubbornly maintained the government's official neutrality, despite the government making that neutrality a sham and despite being directly attacked by the British.
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In the first few seasons of Power Rangers, all the heroes maintained "secret identities," even though all the villains knew full well who they were (and often attacked them as they went about their civilian lives).
Source: Secret Identity
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