Destroy
Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Maintaining is an antonym for destroy.
Maintaining
Both words in one sentence
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In Chapter 21, Stephan says that although he knows firepower is needed to destroy the device maintaining the barrier, he thinks calling in the Dragons of the East (the Asia Side-Story characters) is a bit much.
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The Lalairu are militant about maintaining their reputation as neutral intermediaries and threaten to destroy any ship that disrupts the negotiations regardless of affiliation, to which both sides agree.
Source: Literature / Rihannsu
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