Maintain
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Earth must throw everything it has at the Colonials and then some to maintain their sovereignty.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Stargate SG-1 - In order to maintain the ruse Jerry has to throw a tennis match against the guy.
Source: Maintain the Lie -
Satan ends up bribing Android 18 to throw a fight against him so as to maintain the illusion that he's the strongest.
Source: Flat-Earth Atheist
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Throw and Maintain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/maintain/throw
Maintain & Throw. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/maintain/throw>.
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