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Updated June 2026
To continue to have or keep possession of something; to remember.
“The company decided to retain all employees during the merger.”
Contains -AIN ending; double vowels E, A, I.
Worth 6 points; good for connecting with -ING suffix.
Words that use exactly the same letters as “retain”.
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