147 entries under sustain topic. ×

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keep at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, keep)
12
maintain(verb, support, stop, hold, force)
11
hang in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, maintain)
11
hold out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, time)
10
keep(verb, stop, restrain, overcome, continue)
7
bide(verb, stop, hold, delay, continue)
7
extend(verb, advance, maintain, delay, continue)
7
prolong(verb, advance, maintain, delay, continue)
7
run(verb, keep, continue, stay, extend)
7
stick to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, work)
7
subsist(verb, move, keep, overcome, continue)
6
stand(verb, stop, hold, take, go)
5
see through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, go)
5
carry through(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep)
5
run on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, advance)
4
bear(verb, stop, take, go, attack)
4
function(verb, move, work, develop, do)
4
live on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, advance)
4
operate(verb, move, work, keep, develop)
4
outlast(verb, stop, hold, advance, keep)
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APASmart Define. (2016). persist thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/persist/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "persist thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/persist/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, persist thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/persist/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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