Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
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Both words in one sentence
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Augustine has another one at the end of the game where she proclaims that Curdun Cay is a Conduit Sanctuary and she caused this False Flag Operation so as to keep the place open and keep the Conduits safe.
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Arnold is holding the door open for everyone to enter the cafeteria because they're holding their trays and Helga assumes he'll keep it open for her as well.
Source: The Door Slams You -
The Ravens also keep a spot open for him in their starting 5 after his death, and keep his locker empty.
Source: Series / One Tree Hill
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Open and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/open
Keep & Open. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/open>.
Open or Keep. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/open.
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