Maintain and Wave

Maintain

Maintain verb - To keep in good condition.

Wave and maintain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wave" instead a verb "Maintain".

Wave

Wave verb - To direct or notify by a movement or gesture.

Maintain and wave are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Wave".

Nearby Words: waved, waving, wavy, wavelet, waveband

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

strength maintain strength wave strength
air maintain air wave air

Both words in one sentence

  • The Generation Gap Ferris Bueller's Day Off: In the shooting script, Ferris sees himself as part of the second wave of this, and regrets that his parents' generation could not maintain their (supposedly) revolutionary ideals.
  • Video Game / Choice of Robots Our Presidents Are Different: President Jacqueline Irons is an Iron Lady, mildly corrupt and utterly determined to maintain and strengthen American power, and rides to power on a wave of populist and somewhat Luddite sentiment.
  • If the protagonists are upset by the fact that the God figure didn't use their powers to help them earlier, a Hand Wave of "You Didn't Ask" combined with having to maintain the Balance Between Good and Evil is often used.
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