as in maintenance
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
devotes too much time to the care and feeding of her buggy computer
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Recent Examples of care and feeding
These include vegetarianism, an aversion to plastic drinking straws, and the care and feeding of guinea pigs.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 20 May 2025
Intimate relationships need care and feeding, just like friendships do.
—Ian Kerner, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Some are as reliable as Old Faithful; others pose challenges for owners not wholly committed to their care and feeding.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
California Patt Morrison: Behind the privacy hedges and block walls stand L.A.’s notable and notorious homes
July 17, 2024
Yet for centuries, the best of France’s goods and goodies have floated upriver or flowed downhill for the care and feeding of Paris.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 20 May 2025
Intimate relationships need care and feeding, just like friendships do.
—Ian Kerner, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
Some are as reliable as Old Faithful; others pose challenges for owners not wholly committed to their care and feeding.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
California Patt Morrison: Behind the privacy hedges and block walls stand L.A.’s notable and notorious homes
July 17, 2024
Yet for centuries, the best of France’s goods and goodies have floated upriver or flowed downhill for the care and feeding of Paris.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for care and feeding
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No major Phoenix-area road closures over Labor Day weekend With so many drivers expected to hit the road over the long weekend, there were no full freeway or highway closures scheduled for construction or maintenance improvements, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The voting unit was comprised of all full- and part-time production and maintenance employees who were employed by BlueOval SK as of the July 26 payroll, according to the NLRB.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
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The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Helmut Newton Foundation was established in October 2003 by the photographer, dedicated to the preservation and presentation of his works and those of his wife, June Newton, aka Alice Springs.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Care and feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/care%20and%20feeding. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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