Kept and Missed

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Kept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.

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Missed and kept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Missed" instead a verb "Kept".

Missed adjective - Not caught with the senses or the mind.

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Kept and missed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kept" instead a verb "Missed".

Nearby Words: miss, missing

He initially assumed the shot missed and kept coming, scaring the living hell out of the guy who hit him, who surrendered immediately.

Source: Normally, I Would Be Dead Now
The Silver Helmet, which can be missed in Book 3, grants +2 combat skill and (unlike many similar items) can be kept for the entire series.

Source: Lost Forever
Hanako suggests that they did it as a reminder of how awful she was, but Lilly then forcefully tells Hanako that she is not an awful person and they kept it because they missed her.

Source: You Are Better Than You Think You Are

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