Left and Retained

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Left noun - A political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom.

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Retained and left are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Retained" instead a verb "Left".

Nearby Words: leftover, leftist, lefty, leftism, leftmost

Retained adjective - Continued in your keeping or use or memory.

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Left and retained are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Left" instead a verb "Retained".

Nearby Words: retainer, retaining

It has been retained through all eight films, even as the original composer, John Williams, left after the third.

Source: Leitmotif / Film
It's revealed in the credits that after multiple surgeries he retained use of his left hand.

Source: Film / 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
This has left three parallel scars on her lower back, which is even retained in her shadowform, and the fused Shadowchild.

Source: Good Scars, Evil Scars

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