1
as in to survive
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
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2
as in to preserve
to keep in good condition
kept the house up while the owners were gone
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as in to remain
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
let's hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation
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Recent Examples of keep up
As demand for the iMac exploded, LG struggled to keep up.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 June 2025
So how does its baseball program keep up with the Joneses?
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
What To Know Inventory is on the rise in Denver, but sales are not keeping up.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
To keep up and remain viable, Tesla will have to reassess aspects of its business model.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 June 2025
So how does its baseball program keep up with the Joneses?
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
What To Know Inventory is on the rise in Denver, but sales are not keeping up.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
To keep up and remain viable, Tesla will have to reassess aspects of its business model.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep up
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Fifteen people survived, including the captain and all crew members except the chef.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 June 2025
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It was built to survive a direct air strike and keep functioning.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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For Anthropic, the faster speed and lower cost of the destructive process appear to have trumped any need for preserving the physical books themselves.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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Learn about raptor migration patterns and the impact the Center is having on understanding and preserving these magnificent birds in our local area.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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The new poll from Susquehanna Polling suggests that Fetterman remains narrowly above water among Democrats, but that Republicans view him even more favorably.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Game support remains problematically limited, but Samsung has plans to fix that soon.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
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As well as additional books to create this lasting legacy that Audrey envisions, so many generations have access to not just the film itself, but to the work behind the film.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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Clearly that conventional wisdom had changed by this June 13 when the IDF initiated its large-scale aerial assault on Iran on, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said will last at least two weeks.—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Or perhaps, given his age and the need to conserve his minutes somewhat during the regular season, the Leafs could opt to use him in a more depth role.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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This method not only produces high-quality buds but also improves soil health, conserves water, and sequesters carbon in the process.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
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As the co-chairman continues to push the need to channel that inner 10-year-old, the episode switches to home movie footage of the players as kids, interspersed with match action from the game against Charlton.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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As Condé Nast’s global chief content officer, Wintour continues to oversee all of the company’s brands, including titles like Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ, Glamour, Bon Appétit, Allure and more, with the exception of The New Yorker.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Yet mutual distrust has at times prevailed, with both sides occasionally accusing one another of failing to uphold their side of security commitments.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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This, in turn, is because the prevailing ethos in academia reduces the complexities of politics to a crude dichotomy in which everyone who is white is an oppressor of everyone who is not.—
Jay Bergman,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
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While relationships — particularly those with elements of the fanbase — were fractured by the time of Messi’s departure in the summer of 2025, sources close to the French club — who will remain anonymous to protect relationships — maintain there are no regrets over his signing.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Bears could starve, groups maintained, and their populations could plummet again.—
Christine Peterson,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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