as in preservation
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
I was hired to perform basic maintenance until the property could be sold
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Recent Examples of maintenance
The building was condemned for 10 days in 2021 because of 28 code violations related to property maintenance, building code and fire code.
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The approach reduces maintenance complexity while enabling rapid experimentation with new actuators and control systems, reports Humanoids Daily (HD).
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Loan payments average $7,275 annually, with insurance averaging $2,277, gas $2,105 and maintenance coming in at $1,184.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 18 May 2026
As the majority of the Southern United States currently faces drought conditions, gardening and lawn maintenance can get a little tricky.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
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Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The approach reduces maintenance complexity while enabling rapid experimentation with new actuators and control systems, reports Humanoids Daily (HD).
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
Loan payments average $7,275 annually, with insurance averaging $2,277, gas $2,105 and maintenance coming in at $1,184.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 18 May 2026
As the majority of the Southern United States currently faces drought conditions, gardening and lawn maintenance can get a little tricky.
—Molly Burford, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maintenance
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Still, the current legislative progress in California has to be heartening for the Stop Killing Games movement, which has seen its momentum in the UK stall a bit after a UK Parliament debate on game preservation last November.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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House and Senate budget negotiators managing environmental and agricultural issues approached the special session’s first deadline with funding gaps still outstanding in areas involving citrus research, land preservation and Everglades restoration.—
Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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There are solutions for age verification that are both accurate and privacy preserving.—
Annie Chestnut Tutor,
Boston Herald,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Catalan government in Spain sent a formal demand to the Aragonese government asking for €791,000 (around $920,000) to recoup costs related to the value and upkeep of artworks from the Royal Monastery of Santa María de Sigena it was ordered to return in 2017, according to a report in El País.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
15 May 2026
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Real ones often take a good amount of upkeep and can be especially prone to drying out in high summer heat and direct sun.—
Kate Donovan,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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“Maintenance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintenance. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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