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Est. 1828
Results for
'maintaining'
Rhymes
146
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57
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259
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248
Descriptive Words
43
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0
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0
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maintaining
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sustain
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Verb, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Verb
uphold
x/
Verb, Verb
exert
x/
Verb, Verb
defend
x/
Verb, Verb
hold
/
Verb, Verb
observe
x/
Verb, Verb
wield
/
Verb, Verb
assert
x/
Verb, Verb
preserve
x/
Verb, Verb
keep up
//
Phrase, Verb
establishing
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Verb
retaining
x/x
Verb
reestablishing
xx/xx
Verb
managing
/xx
Noun
enhancing
x/x
Verb
creating
x/x
Verb
restoring
x/x
Verb
improving
x/x
Verb
developing
x/xx
Verb, Noun
enforcing
x/x
Verb
cultivating
/xxx
Verb
protecting
x/x
Verb
regaining
x/x
Verb
securing
x/x
Verb
safeguarding
/xx
Noun
promoting
x/x
Verb
destroying
x/x
Verb
constructing
x/x
Verb
achieving
x/x
Verb
providing
x/x
Verb
obtaining
x/x
Verb
strengthening
/xx
Noun
attaining
x/x
Verb
ensuring
x/x
Verb
undermining
/xxx
Noun
insuring
x/x
Verb
supporting
x/x
Verb
consolidating
x/xxx
Verb
stabilizing
/xxx
Adjective
conserving
x/x
Verb
balancing
/xx
Noun
controlling
x/x
Verb
bolstering
/xx
Verb
implementing
/xxx
Verb
augmenting
/xx
Verb
optimizing
/xxx
Verb
supplying
x/x
Verb
assuring
x/x
Verb
recreating
/xxx
Verb
integrating
/xxx
Verb
gaining
/x
Verb
facilitating
x/xxx
Verb
reducing
x/x
Verb
verifying
/xxx
Verb
boosting
/x
Verb
acquiring
x/x
Verb
fostering
/xx
Noun
distributing
x/xx
Verb
producing
x/x
Verb
modifying
/xxx
Verb
possessing
x/x
Verb
delivering
x/xx
Verb
assessing
x/x
Verb
operating
/xxx
Noun
modernizing
/xxx
Verb
administering
x/xxx
Verb
generating
/xxx
Noun
raising
/x
Noun
elevating
/xxx
Verb
replenishing
x/xx
Verb
repairing
x/x
Verb
removing
x/x
Verb
maximizing
/xxx
Verb
evaluating
x/xxx
Verb
procuring
x/x
Verb
jeopardizing
/xxx
Verb
solidifying
x/xxx
Verb
adhering
x/x
Verb
prioritizing
x/xxx
Noun
building
/x
Noun
updating
x/x
Verb
regulating
/xxx
Verb
sacrificing
/xxx
Verb
reviving
x/x
Verb
reconstructing
xx/x
Verb
suppressing
x/x
Verb
owning
/x
Noun
abandoning
x/xx
Verb
subverting
x/x
Verb
losing
/x
Verb
increasing
x/x
Verb
guaranteeing
xx/x
Verb
capturing
/xx
Verb
reinforcing
xx/x
Verb
altering
/xx
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determining
x/xx
Verb
respecting
x/x
Verb
reinstating
xx/x
Verb
overseeing
/xxx
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disseminating
x/xxx
Verb
putting
/x
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validating
/xxx
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bringing
/x
Verb
advancing
x/x
Verb
preventing
x/x
Verb
assisting
x/x
Verb
compromising
/xxx
Verb
adjusting
x/x
Verb
overhauling
/xxx
Noun
disrupting
x/x
Verb
inculcating
/xxx
Verb
lowering
/xx
Verb
characterizing
/xxxx
Verb
defining
x/x
Verb
eradicating
x/xxx
Verb
relinquishing
x/xx
Verb
deploying
x/x
Verb
expanding
x/x
Verb
sabotaging
/xxx
Verb
reasserting
xx/x
Verb
perpetuating
x/xxx
Adjective
contributing
x/xx
Verb
rebuilding
x/x
Noun
nurturing
/xx
Noun
complementing
/xxx
Verb
fixing
/x
Verb
extracting
x/x
Verb
erecting
x/x
Verb
ruining
/xx
Verb
stabilising
/xxx
Adjective
upgrading
x/x
Noun
renewing
x/x
Verb
cherishing
/xx
Noun
fortifying
/xxx
Verb
reconciling
/xxx
Verb
installing
x/x
Verb
reproducing
xx/x
Verb
revitalizing
x/xxx
Verb
wrecking
/x
Verb
manipulating
x/xxx
Verb
ascertaining
xx/x
Verb
locating
/xx
Verb
designing
x/x
Verb
avoiding
x/x
Verb
aiding
/x
Verb
identifying
x/xxx
Verb
finding
/x
Noun
servicing
/xx
Noun
conveying
x/x
Verb
obliterating
x/xxx
Verb
reclaiming
x/x
Verb
standardizing
/xxx
Verb
initiating
x/xxx
Verb
retrieving
x/x
Verb
displaying
x/x
Verb
communicating
x/xxx
Verb
forging
/x
Noun
utilizing
/xxx
Verb
sticking
/x
Verb
propagating
/xxx
Verb
effecting
x/x
Verb
resurrecting
xx/x
Verb
functioning
/xx
Noun
accessing
/xx
Verb
demonstrating
/xxx
Verb
sustainment
x/x
Noun
caretaking
/xx
Noun
mending
/x
Noun
conservation
xx/x
Noun
retention
x/x
Noun
care and feeding
///x
Phrase, Noun
minding
/x
Verb
safekeeping
//x
Noun
tidying
/xx
Verb
patching
/x
Noun
landscaping
/xx
Noun
steadying
/xx
Noun
sharpening
/xx
Noun
protection
x/x
Noun
practicing
/xx
Verb
cleanup
/x
Noun
patrolling
x/x
Noun
freshening
/xx
Noun
immunologic
xxx/x
Adjective
wellness
/x
Adjective
excellence
/xx
Noun
homeostasis
xxx/x
Noun
records
x/
Noun
affirming
x/x
Adjective, Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
arguing
/xx
Noun
artistic
x/x
Adjective, Adverb
bearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
claiming
/x
Noun
conducting
x/x
Noun
conservancy
x/xx
Noun
continuance
x/xx
Noun
continuation
xxx/x
Noun
continuing
x/xx
Noun
continuity
xx/xx
Noun
conversation
xx/x
Noun, Verb
day
/
Noun, Verb
defence
x/
Noun, Verb
detachment
x/x
Noun
dynamic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
geopolitical
xxx/xx
Adjective
global
/x
Adjective, Name, Adverb
grooming
/x
Noun
having
/x
Noun, Adjective
honouring
/xx
Verb, Noun
housekeeping
/xx
Noun
interindividual
xxxx/xx
Adjective
interview
/xx
Noun, Verb
law
/
Noun, Verb
maintenance
/xx
Noun
moral
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
nomic
/x
Adjective, Noun
now
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
peacekeeping
/xx
Noun
persistence
x/x
Noun
poise
/
Noun, Verb
policing
x/x
Noun
pursuing
x/x
Noun
reconnaissance
x/xx
Noun
remaining
x/x
Noun, Adjective
reserving
x/x
Verb
saving
/x
Noun, Adjective
serviceability
/xx/xx
Noun
sonal
/x
Noun
staying
/x
Noun
storing
/x
Noun
sustainability
xxx/xx
Noun
sustenance
/xx
Noun
take
/
Verb, Noun
upkeep
/x
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
fall
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
sorta
/x
Adverb
headlines
/x
Noun
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