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as in kept
to continue to have in one's possession or power
I plan to retain the family heirlooms until my own children are mature enough to appreciate them, and then I will lovingly pass them on
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as in owned
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
that author retains the right to veto any changes in his books suggested by his publisher's notoriously intrusive editor
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as in employed
to provide with a paying job
her neighbor retained her as a nanny for the summer, thus giving her something to do until school started again
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Recent Examples of retained
Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2024
If one or more of the judges is not retained, Indiana would use the judicial nomination commission to select a new lawyer, and the Indiana governor would make the appointment from a list of nominees by the commission.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2024
Horowitz, retained to broker the deal, immediately thought of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, in Tulsa.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
This is a success story for UK creativity because as the biggest investor in UK producers, talent and skills the value from our spend is retained in the UK and benefits the long-term sustainability of our world-class sector.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
And no team is further from its draft-day formulation at this point, with only Riley Newman being retained from what the team looked like in May.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
England have retained the top six from 2022 in the form of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Stokes himself if fit.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Belgian designer retained the foundations laid by Serfarty — the graphic, elongated sharp lines — while reenvisioning the brand through his own experimental lens.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Some players are said to have already begun discussions with Levi’s and Bank of America, which has been retained to formally review strategic options for Dockers.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
Rush had the strongest support among those polled, with 88% of the 397 respondents voting saying she should be retained.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2024
If one or more of the judges is not retained, Indiana would use the judicial nomination commission to select a new lawyer, and the Indiana governor would make the appointment from a list of nominees by the commission.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2024
Horowitz, retained to broker the deal, immediately thought of the George Kaiser Family Foundation, in Tulsa.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
This is a success story for UK creativity because as the biggest investor in UK producers, talent and skills the value from our spend is retained in the UK and benefits the long-term sustainability of our world-class sector.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
And no team is further from its draft-day formulation at this point, with only Riley Newman being retained from what the team looked like in May.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
England have retained the top six from 2022 in the form of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Stokes himself if fit.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Belgian designer retained the foundations laid by Serfarty — the graphic, elongated sharp lines — while reenvisioning the brand through his own experimental lens.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Some players are said to have already begun discussions with Levi’s and Bank of America, which has been retained to formally review strategic options for Dockers.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retained
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Mikey’s got a possessed toilet, a rotten floor, a delivery guy with a net-30 billing schedule, and insufficient staff.Marah Eakin, Vulture, 27 June 2024
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The two-hour runtime and slow boil storytelling make the full unveiling of Linda Blair’s possessed, demonic Regan all the more devastating, providing a horror monster whose salvation is all too easy to root for.Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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The city's application materials were kept confidential while Louisville was in the running.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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Becker himself initially did not know the owl’s location, which was kept secret by Valentin’s family.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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It was sponsored by a group owned by Steve Ballmer, the current Clippers owner and former CEO of Microsoft.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Even trust founders or beneficiaries can have a financial interest in foreign accounts owned by the trust.Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Later in 2019, the woman claims that she was physically dominated and raped by Brooks while employed for an event.Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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For the Spanish-language Dracula, Universal employed a different director, actors and crew to work at night on the same sets — and in many of the same costumes — that were used during the day for the Tod Browning version that made Bela Lugosi a legend.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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As of September 30, 2024, the company held $12,895,117 in marketable securities in its Trust Account, with $517,975 in cash available for working capital purposes.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The company completed the sale of its corporate headquarters in Denton, Texas, in October 2024, which was classified as held for sale at the end of the fiscal year.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The event had a party atmosphere with a nerdy tinge.Richard Nieva, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Aldo has picked up a lot more bets (79 percent), but Bautista has had most of the money come in on him at 56 percent.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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According to Stearns, Binder was one of the first five people Harris ever hired in politics.Zohreen Shah, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Popular on Variety Barnett began his journalism career at age 18 after being hired in Los Angeles as Channel One News’ youngest anchor and reporter.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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This is where the aforementioned history of Jon Hinson is preserved.Elyssa Goodman, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
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The recording was found in the Kongsberg Jazz Festival archives — after it was long believed that the show had not even been recorded, let alone preserved.Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Retained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retained. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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