Keep and Spare

Keep

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

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Spare and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.

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Keep and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

humanity	keep humanity	spare humanity
character	keep character	spare character
life	keep life	spare life
baby	keep baby	spare baby
Other words: people, children, family, rest, characters, world, anyone, city, everyone, humans, friends, enemies.

In the Sonic & Knuckles comic, Knuckles had a spare Chaos Emerald, which he used to keep Angel Island afloat.

Source: Unlikely Spare
He broke the first one to keep Robotnik from getting it, then brought out the spare after he left.

Source: Unlikely Spare
Played straight during "A Thousand Cuts", where once you grab a weapon you can't help but wonder where they keep all the spare magazines.

Source: Video Game / Kane and Lynch

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