Definitions for maintaining
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1. Maintaining

   Maintaining is a 2007-2009 comic strip by cartoonist Nate Creekmore.Creekmore is a two-time winner of the Scripps College Cartoonist of the Year and an Associated Press award for achievement in college cartooning. Creekmore's strip first appeared in the newspaper at Lipscomb University in Nashville. Maintaining was later picked up for syndication through Universal Press Syndicate. It was launched on May 7, 2007, and canceled in August 2009 for poor sales. The last daily strip was August 1, 2009.

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1. Maintaining

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1. Maintaining

   Maintaining was a comic strip by cartoonist Nate Creekmore. Nate is a two-time winner of the Scripps College Cartoonist of the Year and an Associated Press award for achievement in college cartooning. Nate's strip first appeared in the newspaper at Lipscomb University in Nashville. Maintaining was later picked up for syndication through Universal Press Syndicate. It was launched on May 7, 2007 and canceled in August 2009 for poor sales. The last daily strip was August 1, 2009 and the last Sunday strip was August 30, 2009.

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1. maintainingverb

   Verb form of the word maintain.

   Maintaining peace is easy as the commitment is there for all to comply and all are grateful.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 5, 2020  

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   Rank popularity for the word 'maintaining' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4273

How to pronounce maintaining?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of maintaining in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of maintaining in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of maintaining in a Sentence

1. Mark Zaid:

   If the system is fair and equitable, then they should all have difficulty maintaining or obtaining a security clearance in the future.

2. Brett Kavanaugh:

   I don't think we want judges commenting on the latest political controversy, because that would ultimately lead the people to doubt whether we're independent or whether we're politicians in robes, and so maintaining that strict independence of the judiciary requires me, I think, to avoid commenting on any current events.

3. Timothy Dolan:

   Carefully following the process detailed by the Charter of the American bishops, this allegation was turned over to law enforcement officials, and was then thoroughly investigated by an independent forensic agency, cardinal McCarrick was advised of the charge, and, while maintaining his innocence, fully cooperated in the investigation. The Holy See was alerted as well, and encouraged us to continue the process.

4. Sally Findley:

   Evidence shows that the families who initiate regular primary care while the child is an infant are more likely to continue having a good relationship with the provider, maintaining the medical home, between ages 1 and 5.

5. Alexis de Tocqueville:

   The Union was formed by the voluntary agreement of the states; and these, in uniting together, have not forfeited their nationality, nor have they been reduced to the condition of one and the same people. If one of the states chooses to withdraw from the compact, it would be difficult to disapprove its right of doing so, and the Federal Government would have no means of maintaining its claims directly either by force or right.

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