Maintain and Provide

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Maintain

Maintain verb - To pay the living expenses of.

Usage example: we simply cannot afford to maintain a horse

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Provide is a synonym for maintain in persevere topic. In some cases you can use "Provide" instead a verb "Maintain", when it comes to topics like keep up.

Nearby Words: maintained, maintaining, maintainable, maintainability

Provide

Provide verb - To put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption.

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Maintain is a synonym for provide in support topic. You can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Provide", if it concerns topics such as supply, persevere.

Nearby Words: provision, providence, provided, provident, providing

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energy	maintain energy	provide energy
power	maintain power	provide power
kind	maintain kind	provide kind
image	maintain image	provide image
Other words: place, cover, atmosphere.

Both words in one sentence

In Enemy Of My Enemy, a fair number of major good-guy characters die throughout the story, to provide and maintain Emotional Torque.

Source: Anyone Can Die / Fan Work
In an attempt to maintain and provide an outlet for continued interest in the AMV Hell brand while lessening the workload of its management, Zarxrax designed the "AMV Minis" entries as a series of shorter videos released more frequently instead of feature-length events.

Source: Web Video / AMV Hell
They even provide outlines for different consistent personas to create and maintain (girl gamer, casual gaming jock, etc.) and daily post requirements which can have three digits.

Source: Sock Puppet

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