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retain(verb, keep, maintain, have)
6
adhere(verb, follow, stick, grasp)
6
clutch(verb, keep, maintain, have)
4
cherish(verb, keep, honor, maintain)
4
fasten(verb, stick, grasp, grip)
4
keep(verb, maintain, have, grasp)
4
nurse(verb, keep, love, honor)
3
clasp(verb, keep, love, honor)
3
embrace(verb, keep, love, honor)
3
foster(verb, love, honor, maintain)
3
harbor(verb, love, honor, encourage)
3
hug(verb, love, honor, encourage)
3
nurture(verb, love, honor, maintain)
2
clench(verb, grasp, seize, fasten)
2
clinch(verb, keep, grasp, store)
2
entertain(verb, love, honor, maintain)
2
fondle(verb, love, honor, encourage)
2
grapple(verb, grasp, fasten, grip)
2
grasp(verb, keep, love, maintain)
2
grip(verb, have, grasp, seize)
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APASmart Define. (2015). cling to thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/cling_to/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "cling to thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/cling_to/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, cling to thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/cling_to/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "cling to thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/cling_to/thesaurus/synonyms>