Kept and Retained

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Kept

Kept adjective - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded.
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Retained and kept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retained" instead the word "Kept" as an adjective or a verb. popular alternative

Retained

Retained adjective - Continued in your keeping or use or memory.
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Nearby Words: retainer, retaining

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  • Film / The Ten Commandments Yul Brynner kept the bald look from The King and I and retained it for the rest of his life.
    Source: Film / The Ten Commandments
  • The only thing it retained from the comic was that it kept the same main characters (minus Simon, who, for better or worse, was not carried over to the show).
    Source: In Name Only / Western Animation
  • But in an un-ECW like decision, Credible kept the belt, and retained it time and again, mostly against wrestlers who would work the title defense, maybe 2 or 3 other matches, and then leave the company.
    Source: Creators Pet / Professional Wrestling
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