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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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.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The National Guard troops in Oregon are being told their mission will be to protect federal buildings and federal employees in keeping with the law, similar to when troops were mobilized in California earlier this year, the official said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Locations will include all 540 AMC Theatres locations, in keeping with the superstar’s ongoing deal with AMC Theatres Distribution.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Now, almost three decades later, New York law has evolved, in keeping with current understanding of the impacts of interpersonal violence and trauma, to give victims of domestic violence a chance for relief.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The National Guard troops in Oregon are being told their mission will be to protect federal buildings and federal employees in keeping with the law, similar to when troops were mobilized in California earlier this year, the official said.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Locations will include all 540 AMC Theatres locations, in keeping with the superstar’s ongoing deal with AMC Theatres Distribution.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Now, almost three decades later, New York law has evolved, in keeping with current understanding of the impacts of interpersonal violence and trauma, to give victims of domestic violence a chance for relief.
—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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“In keeping with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20keeping%20with. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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