When I get sick of what men do, I have only to walk a few steps in another direction to see what spiders do. Or what the weather does. This sustains me very well indeed.
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Sustains
Synonyms for "sustains" (292 found)
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Strong matches (87)
conservecontend forcontinuecontinue to becopyrightcorroboratecossetcountercradlecrutchcultivatecushiondefeat timedefenddefy timedigestdinedocumentdry nursedry-nurse
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dwellencounterendorseendureenergizeentertainespouseestablishexistexperienceextendfavorfeedfeelfinancefloatfloat highfodderfondleforagefortifyfosterfoundfuelfundgirdgive supportgogo ongo throughgrassgratifygrazegroundguardhang inhang in therehang toughhardenhavehold onhold outhold upinvigoratejustifykeepkeep afloatkeep alivekeep goingkeep intactkeep inviolatekeep onkeep safekeep upknowlabor underlastlast longlast out
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lavish care onlend supportlengthenlivelive onlive throughluglumplump itmainstaymaintainmake a pleameatmeetmeet up withmeet withmessmothernervenot destroy
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not endangernot expendnot use upnot wastenursenurturenutrifypackpamperpass throughpasturepatentpayperdureperennateperseverepersistpersist inpillowplead forpreserveprevailprobateproceed withpropprop upprotectprotractproveprovisionput up withratifyrebutreceiverecognizerefreshrefuteregaleregisterreinforcereinvigorateremainreplyrespondrestrengthenretainride highriposterunrun onrun up againstsanctionsatisfysavesay in defenseseeshoreshore upshouldersparespeak forspeak up forspendspoon feedspoon-feedstabilizestandstand bystand forstand understand up forstaystay onsteelstickstick up forstiffenstomachstrengthensubsidizesubsistsubstantiatesubventionsubventionizesucklesupportsurvivetake up withtarrytastetempertide overtoleratetotetoughenunderbraceundergirdundergounderlieunderpinundersetupbearupholdupkeepupliftupraiseurge reasons forvalidateverifywaftwarrantwearwear wellweatherwet nursewet-nursewine and dinewithstand
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Sample sentences
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A shoot grows from a seed. A shoot transforms to a sapling, a sapling to a tree. The root sustains the tree.
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Blessed are You, oh Lord, Who sustains everything.
Source: tatoeba (9160486)
Mankind must preserve the environmental ecosystem that sustains it.
Source: tatoeba (11110585)
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