1
as in to hold on
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2
as in to lay on
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep (on)
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The former Iowa star finished 2 of 9 on 3s as the Wings held on for a 107-104 victory.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026 -
The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Huntington Beach fell behind early in the second set but continued to keep the set close before Fruerbringer’s kill gave the Mustangs a 16-11 lead.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Access to early education remains limited, waitlists are long, and costs continue to rise.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Low Sun is our take on the contemporary West Coast IPA.—
Blaine Callahan,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Used his size and good wheels to create havoc in the offensive zone, took on all comers and pitched in offensively with double-digit goals.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Fred, their oldest surviving child, was suspended from Princeton for cheating, then caught embezzling from his Seattle employer to feed, Church suspected, a gambling habit.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Sox survived a scare in the ninth.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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In laboratory tests, full cells using this electrolyte retained 80 percent of their initial capacity after 500 cycles.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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It is not immediately known if Gross has retained legal counsel.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Mira entered the middle of the circle, pirouetting and curtsying, kicking her leg above her head.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This approach is dangerous and kicks the can down the road in creating problems that our children and grandchildren will be forced to deal with.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Many analysts and economists are thinking along similar lines, with Deutsche Bank Research Institute recently prompting a proprietary AI tool to forecast what jobs its AI brethren would eliminate, and how.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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The old De Lane Lea production facility studio was up the road; the coffee shops were full of jobbing actors and post-production staff.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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While the immediate flood threat has diminished, rain is expected to persist along the Mid-Atlantic coast.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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In…early books, Strout seemed confident that good would eventually prevail, or at least persist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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“Keep (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keep%20%28on%29. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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