104 entries under preserve topic. ×

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hold(verb, keep, maintain, follow, have)
7
retain(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
6
clutch(verb, hold, keep, maintain, have)
4
keep(verb, hold, maintain, have, grasp)
4
nurse(verb, hold, keep, love, honor)
3
clasp(verb, hold, keep, love, honor)
3
embrace(verb, hold, keep, love, honor)
3
foster(verb, hold, love, honor, maintain)
3
harbor(verb, hold, love, honor, encourage)
3
hug(verb, hold, love, honor, encourage)
3
nurture(verb, hold, love, honor, maintain)
2
cleave to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, love, honor)
2
entertain(verb, hold, love, honor, maintain)
2
fondle(verb, hold, love, honor, encourage)
2
grasp(verb, hold, keep, love, maintain)
2
grip(verb, hold, have, grasp, seize)
2
hang on to(verb, expression, idiom, hold, keep)
2
have(verb, hold, keep, maintain, grasp)
2
hold fast(verb, expression, hold, keep, maintain)
2
hold on to(verb, expression, idiom, hold, keep)
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APASmart Define. (2015). cling to thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/cling_to/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "cling to thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/cling_to/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, cling to thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/cling_to/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "cling to thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/cling_to/thesaurus/synonyms>