Contrive and Keep

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Contrive

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
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Keep and contrive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Contrive".
Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Contrive and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Keep".
Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

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way contrive way keep way
everyone contrive everyone keep everyone

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Mansfield Park It might have been as well, perhaps, if you had been in my place, but you always contrive to keep out of these scrapes.
    Source: Literature / Mansfield Park
  • Series / Veronica Mars They try it out several times, but each time circumstances contrive to keep them apart, usually their clashing personalities and Logan's self-destructive behavior.
    Source: Series / Veronica Mars
  • Star-Crossed Lovers They try it out several times, but each time circumstances contrive to keep them apart, usually through their clashing personalities and Logan's self-destructive behavior.
    Source: Star-Crossed Lovers
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