Maintain and Spare

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Maintain

Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.
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Spare and maintain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead a verb "Maintain".
Nearby Words: maintained, maintaining, maintainable, maintainability

Spare

Spare verb - To avoid unnecessary waste or expense.
Usage example: she had grown up during the Great Depression, so she was no stranger to sparing
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Maintain and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Spare".
Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

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life maintain life spare life
reputation maintain reputation spare reputation
world maintain world spare world

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  • Comic Book / Vandal Savage Guinea Pig Family: He uses his own descendants for spare parts to heal himself and maintain his immortality.
    Source: Comic Book / Vandal Savage
  • Though they still maintain a space fleet, it's a rusting and decaying one, and no new ships (or spare parts for the old ones) are made.
    Source: Literature / Carrera's Legions
  • It turns out she was not doing anything wrong; but rather that the crew was overworked and underfunded (lack of manpower, lack of spare parts etc.), and Ingles didn’t act maliciously or with any hidden motives other than to maintain his prerogative of command and unit cohesion.
    Source: Hate Sink
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