Hold and Preserve

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Hold verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.

Usage example: she, and she alone, held the keys to the mysterious chest

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Preserve is a synonym for hold in keep topic. In some cases you can use "Preserve" instead a verb "Hold", when it comes to topics like sustain.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Preserve verb - Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last.

Usage example: preserve the peace in the family

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Hold is a synonym for preserve in keep topic. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Preserve", if it concerns topics such as sustain.

exclusive	exclusive hold	exclusive preserve
large	large hold	large preserve
big	big hold	big preserve
huge	huge hold	huge preserve
Other adjectives: giant, awesome, magical.

Blue and Orange Morality: The Sobornost see it as their duty to preserve every mind in existence, but hold all matter in disdain and have no kind of respect to the concept of free will.

Source: Literature / The Quantum Thief
This is why 3W exists: to take care of dead bodies by putting them in exosuits that preserve them and hold them together.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S34 E11 "Dark Water"
There are Lutheran denominations that do not hold to the doctrine of Apostolic Succession; only those characterized as "High Church" preserve it.

Source: Master-Apprentice Chain

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