Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Withholding and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Withholding" with "Keep", this verbs are similar.
Withholding
Withholding noun - The act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control.
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Synonyms for Withholding
Keep and withholding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a verb "Withholding".
Nearby Word: withhold
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- Then there's withholding medication to keep people in therapy, or withholding therapy to keep people on medication, both of which can be Truth in Television: In Real Life, some people need medication, some need therapy, some need a combination of both, and many need neither.
Source: Withholding the Cure -
Delia of Eldorne in Song of the Lioness deliberately pits men against each other and seduces Prince Jon, toying with his moods by giving or withholding her attention (and sex) in order to keep him off-balance.
Source: The Vamp -
She works to further Nagi's plans, first to prevent him from punishing Sergay for withholding information and later uses the Harmonium in order to keep Sergay alive after Nagi shoots him, and is partly motivated by a belief that she can no longer turn back.
Source: Love Makes You Evil
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