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as in maintenance
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
argues that a new toll is needed to pay for the long-term sustentation of the city's bridges
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as in preservation
the careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state
the all-important sustentation of Mount Vernon, Monticello, and other national treasures
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustentation
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That afternoon, three of Fukushima’s six reactors were up and running; the other three were down for maintenance.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025 -
Now maintained by Cook County, Tinley Park will take over jurisdiction of the streets and responsibility for future maintenance once the project is completed.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Through all those years, society Director Jane Nicoll has been its most ardent supporter and advocate for the preservation of this community’s history and archives.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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In contrast with some other cooking and preservation methods, dehydrated items maintain their nutrients, making a food dehydrator a practical addition to a healthy kitchen and lifestyle.—
Jordan Liberty Phillips,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2025
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Decades of conservation work have kept it from disappearing a second time, but only through intensive human intervention.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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That year, Greenpeace, a member of the conservation coalition, chose the Saya de Malha Bank as the location for the first ever underwater protest of deep-seabed mining.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Sustentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustentation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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