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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sustainedadjective

    maintained at length without interruption or weakening

    "sustained flight"

  2. free burning, sustainedadjective

    (of an electric arc) continuous

    "heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs"

Wiktionary

  1. sustainedadjective

    held continuously at a certain level

  2. sustainedadjective

    held at a certain pitch

Wikipedia

  1. sustained

    Sustain is a parameter of musical sound in time.

ChatGPT

  1. sustained

    Sustained generally means continuing or maintained at length without interruption or weakening. It is often used to describe something that is steady, constant, prolonged or extended over a certain period of time. This term can be applied in various contexts such as sustained effort, sustained growth, sustained attention, etc.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sustained

    of Sustain

  2. Sustainedadjective

    held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music

Editors Contribution

  1. sustained

    At a moderate level with an accurate amount or number.

    They had a sustained way of living.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SUSTAINED in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SUSTAINED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of SUSTAINED in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Schneider:

    People are simply incapable of prolonged, sustained goodness.

  2. Ralph DeSio:

    No property damage or injuries were sustained during this uncommon event while the concrete was drying, and construction remains ongoing.

  3. Sara Nelson:

    We have flight attendants who have been thrown into the ceiling and then back down several times, resulting in broken limbs. In the aisle, with unannounced turbulence, we had people who lost toes, or lost the ability to work, or sustained injuries that kept them off the job for years.

  4. Millan Mulraine:

    The upshift in growth momentum should be sustained during the second half of the year, this will provide the necessary cover for the Fed to raise rates later this year, though the pace of tightening will be 'gradual.'.

  5. India Governor Raghuram Rajan:

    I personally feel sustained devaluation is neither feasible nor a good strategy.

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