Keeping and Maintaining

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Keeping noun - Responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something.

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Maintaining and keeping are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maintaining" instead an adjective "Keeping".

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Keeping and maintaining are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keeping" instead an adjective "Maintaining".

It's eventually revealed that, on the Moon's side at least, the government leaders are deliberately keeping the war going as an easy way of maintaining control over the country.

Source: Forever War
You simply lose conscious control for anywhere from a few minutes to several hours while your body acts on its own, maintaining its vitals and keeping you busy with dreams until you wake back up.

Source: You Cannot Grasp the True Form
In BIONICLE, the robot body of the Great Spirit Mata Nui was a universe in itself, with many different races living on the continents inside, unwittingly maintaining him — keeping him alive.

Source: Pieces of God

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