Award and Keep

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Award verb - To give something as a token of gratitude or admiration for a service or achievement.

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Keep is an antonym for award in give prize or reward topic.

Nearby Words: awarded, awarding

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

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Award is an antonym for keep.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

best	best award	best keep
normal	normal award	normal keep
specific	specific award	specific keep
single	single award	single keep
Other adjectives: small, actual, big, huge, important, major, unofficial, multiple.

life	award life	keep life
job	award job	keep job
number	award number	keep number
face	award face	keep face
Other words: game, player, eyes, players.

There is also a Good Bad Bug with Hold Bonus which will essentially award it twice on the next ball, meaning having Hold Bonus would award you another 8 billion on the next ball, and again as long as you keep getting Hold Bonus.

Source: Golden Snitch
Richard, the guitarist, can't even keep it in the band, as seen when the band, minus Till, played with Marilyn Manson at a German award show.

Source: Ho Yay / Music
If you want to keep it within Cole's territory, either he or The Miz will win a Slammy for the most "Must-See" moment of the year, and Cole will present the award either way.

Source: WMG / WWE

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