Earn and Keep

Earn

Earn verb - To receive as return for effort.

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Keep and earn are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Earn".

Nearby Words: earned, earning, earner

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

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Earn and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Earn" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

power	earn power	keep power
life	earn life	keep life
name	earn name	keep name
time	earn time	keep time
Other words: way, money, items, powers, weapons, levels.

In spite of this, they have managed to earn and keep a reputation as 'nice guys' when deployed for peace-keeping missions, mostly by honestly policing and bringing food and useful things to the civilians living in the areas they control.

Source: Useful Notes / New Roman Legions
Earn Your Happy Ending: In order to finally keep Shiloh, Marty strives to proves he deserves to keep the dog.

Source: Literature / Shiloh
Gambino continued to keep him around but brutally trained him as a child soldier to earn his keep.

Source: Dark and Troubled Past

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