Hold
Mothball
Mothball verb - Put into long-term storage.
Both words in one sentence
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Its implied that some of these vessels were even taken out of mothball to replace lost ships and still manage to hold their own.
Source: Break Out the Museum Piece
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Mothball and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/mothball
Hold & Mothball. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/mothball>.
Mothball or Hold. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/mothball.
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