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kept

adjective as in preserved

Strong matches

Weak match

adjective as in retained

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A Treasury selloff tapered off, leaving yields little changed from Friday, as Fed officials reiterated the message that a December cut is far from certain and the government shutdown kept delaying data points.

Forward Maxi Kleber was upgraded to questionable with an abdominal strain that has kept him sidelined all season.

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Gunvor remained a sizable exporter of petroleum and kept a stake in a huge St. Petersburg terminal.

After being kept at the hotel, passengers were transferred to two coaches - one heading to London and the other going back up to Scotland.

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In 2005, he played three stadiums; the following year, he leveled up to nine, and he kept climbing from there.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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