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sustain
verb as in keep up, maintain
Strong matches
aid, approve, back, bankroll, bear, befriend, brace, buttress, carry, comfort, confirm, convey, endorse, favor, feed, foster, lug, nourish, nurture, pack, prolong, prop, protract, ratify, relieve, supply, support, tote, transfer, transport, uphold, validate, verify
Weak matches
go for, keep alive, keep from falling, keep going, lend a hand, provide for, shore up, stand by, stick up for
Example Sentences
Whether the follow-up movie can sustain this momentum is anyone’s guess.
She said while the government was seeking an "immediate" cut in prisoner numbers, it also needed a "sustained" decrease.
Just two months before that, almost exactly two years ago, the “Jay Leno’s Garage” star was treated for second- and third-degree burns he sustained while working on an old car in his Burbank garage.
Following the crash, he sustained multiple crushing injuries to his leg and was trapped in the lorry for an hour and a half while emergency services worked to free him.
Mr Longstaff said Miss Senior had died from “injuries sustained when she deliberately jumped” from the van, adding that there was “no suggestion” her partner was in any way to blame.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say sustain?
To sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim. To support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof. To maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance. Uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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