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
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.
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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
The new film is professionally made, well-acted, entertaining enough, and possessed of no earthly reason to exist aside from the care and feeding of intellectual property.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Many also said that the care and feeding of Mr. Peltz was time-consuming.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
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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
The new film is professionally made, well-acted, entertaining enough, and possessed of no earthly reason to exist aside from the care and feeding of intellectual property.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Many also said that the care and feeding of Mr. Peltz was time-consuming.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for care and feeding
Noun
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The largest piece of the budget is almost $235 million in the general fund that covers everyday operations such as police and fire protection, street maintenance and recreational services.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Although predictive maintenance mostly helps operational efficiency and cost control, its influence also reaches customer experience.—
Kalyan Gottipati,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The budget does include $500,000 for affordable housing preservation.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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That metadata then flows into a robust toolset for organizing, managing, and preparing collections for either long-term preservation through Portico or for broader access via the JSTOR platform.—
Sara Ivry,
JSTOR Daily,
4 June 2025
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“Care and feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/care%20and%20feeding. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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