Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Patrol
Patrol verb - Maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol.
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Synonyms for Patrol
Nearby Words: patrolled, patrolling
How words are described
| normal | normal keep | normal patrol |
| usual | usual keep | usual patrol |
| short | short keep | short patrol |
| perfect | perfect keep | perfect patrol |
| Other adjectives: complete, regular, original, single, small, massive, great, dangerous, nearby, eponymous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In DC's Green Lantern series, The Manhunters were a robot peace keeping force created by the Guardians of the Universe to patrol and keep peace.
Source: Robot War -
Keep in mind that this was the night of his annual patrol of Crime Alley, where his parents were killed, and you realize how funny he really thought it was.
Source: Actually Pretty Funny -
In Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, it doesn't matter if you have wiped out the entire village (or occaisional City) the patrol will just keep coming at you in their endless, invincible waves.
Source: I Fought the Law and the Law Won
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