in keeping with
idiom
: agreeing with or sharing important qualities with (something)
The decorations in the house are in (perfect) keeping with her personality.
In keeping with the overall design of the park, the playground will remain small.
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Gomez even styled the dress with cream Mary Jane flats, in keeping with the head-to-toe bridal feel.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
She was joined by one of the individual plaintiffs in the case, MWEG member Vicki Reid, who sees the suit as in keeping with her faith as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
And in keeping with a dog’s perspective, the camera was set 19 inches from the floor, with most human faces high above, partly obscured.
—Laura Martin, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Menotti insisted on open, free-flowing attacking football; more in keeping with the spirit of Brazil and Dutch sides of the 1970s than Argentine sides of the past, who had earned a reputation for being defensive-minded and, above all else, extremely aggressive.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2025
She was joined by one of the individual plaintiffs in the case, MWEG member Vicki Reid, who sees the suit as in keeping with her faith as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
—Saige Miller, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
And in keeping with a dog’s perspective, the camera was set 19 inches from the floor, with most human faces high above, partly obscured.
—Laura Martin, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Menotti insisted on open, free-flowing attacking football; more in keeping with the spirit of Brazil and Dutch sides of the 1970s than Argentine sides of the past, who had earned a reputation for being defensive-minded and, above all else, extremely aggressive.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
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“In keeping with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20keeping%20with. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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