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
Intimate relationships need care and feeding, just like friendships do.
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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
The care and feeding of Hulu has been a huge priority for Walden’s group since it was formed post-merger in 2019.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for care and feeding
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
The care and feeding of Hulu has been a huge priority for Walden’s group since it was formed post-merger in 2019.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for care and feeding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for care and feeding
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At a July 23 capital improvements committee meeting, questions were raised about why a report from the county's facilities planning steering committee recommended projects tied to maintenance and repairs at senior facilities be put on hold or not recommended at all for the 2026 budget.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Changes included installing porcelain over the existing marble for easy maintenance, adding more lighting, and incorporating blue as an accent color.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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When other bidders were jockeying with Skydance, some of them – notably Sony Pictures in partnership with private equity giant Apollo Global – were viewed as worse options in terms of job preservation.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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Historic preservation advocates, including Preservation Sacramento and the Sacramento Historical Society, supported the designation.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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“Care and feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/care%20and%20feeding. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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