Keep and Push

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

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Push is an antonym for keep in prevent topic.

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Keep is an antonym for push in thrust topic.

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

good	good keep	good push
perfect	perfect keep	perfect push
original	original keep	original push
single	single keep	single push
Other adjectives: rough, small, powerful, actual, massive, big, great, huge, slight, main, major, extra.

humanity	keep humanity	push humanity
power	keep power	push power
people	keep people	push people
body	keep body	push body
Other words: time, way, characters, game, head, everyone, humans, friends, players, powers, enemies.

And if you push aside someone who doesn't get that... remember to keep moving instead of being hit yourself.

Source: Railroad Tracks of Doom
They developed this to keep from killing one another off; push them too far, however, and they can and will remember their heritage.

Source: Beware the Nice Ones
In the Relationships Series, The "Higher Ups" actually were pushing Yuuno to get with Nanoha and trying to keep Fate from being near Nanoha to push this through.

Source: Genius Breeding Act

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