Maintain
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Both words in one sentence
- They do, however, recognize their unfathomable power, but because the Powers depend on mortal worship to maintain their might, their (incredibly long-term) goal is to convince mortals of fraudulent divinity while encouraging the belief that mortals can shape their own destiny.
Source: Omniscient Morality License
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Recognize and Maintain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/maintain/recognize
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