Interest
Common collocations
| friendship | interest friendship | maintain friendship |
| connection | interest connection | maintain connection |
| relationship | interest relationship | maintain relationship |
| place | interest place | maintain place |
| Other words: powers. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Never mind that his only interest in women is to maintain a respectable facade as a married man.
Source: Literature / Small Change -
Spartacus's love interest was played by English actress Jean Simmons, so to maintain continuity, it is mentioned in the film that the character was born in Britain.
Source: The Queen's Latin - In an attempt to maintain and provide an outlet for continued interest in the AMV Hell brand while lessening the workload of its management, Zarxrax designed the "AMV Minis" entries as a series of shorter videos released more frequently instead of feature-length events.
Source: Web Video / AMV Hell
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Maintain and Interest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/interest/maintain
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Maintain or Interest. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/interest/maintain.
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