Hold onto and Keep

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Keep and hold onto are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Hold onto".

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

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Hold onto and keep are semantically related. You can use "Hold onto" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

He's serving 50 to life, he needs something to hold onto to keep him from losing his spirit.

Source: Might as Well Not Be in Prison at All
Auton Rory has enough Heroic Willpower to hold onto his identity and memories, but not enough to keep him from shooting Amy.

Source: Heroic Willpower
When Jess and her friend Jules are walking along overwhelmed with laughter, they have to hold onto each other to keep from falling.

Source: Not What It Looks Like

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