Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep up (with)
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Ashley doesn’t have much in the way of parental guidance, and Lindsay is only too ready to fill in.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Entrepreneurs like Fatheree are seeking to fill in knowledge and expertise gaps that exist for employers that want to support workers’ housing needs.—
Courtney Vinopal,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Catholic Charities, which has operated the Family Service Center on behalf of Ramsey County for more than 25 years, was recently notified by the county that their long-standing contract will not be extended past June 30.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Reporting shows that the government contacted Catholic Charities in late March to notify them of the cancellation.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Williams said that the new results can help inform the experimental design for these future missions.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The fans who experience it smoothly will be the ones who planned early, stayed informed and adapted their expectations to the realities of hosting an event of this scale.—
Taylor Haught,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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In an early rehabilitation session, Sky director of health and human performance Jess Cohen instructed Vandersloot to attempt a simple mobility test by standing against a wall, raising onto the balls of her feet and attempting to squat down a few degrees.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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When Flight 507 aborted the landing as a precaution, the plane was instructed to turn right, in the direction of the other jet that was taking off.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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McMahon told me that another priority is patriotic education.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Don Cheadle told Entertainment Tonight in July 2021about tying the knot with his partner of nearly 30 years, Bridgid Coulter, during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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He had been goaded into making the request by Jef Raskin, a talented computer engineer and artist who had joined Apple as employee No. 31 and had friends who worked at PARC and had clued him in on the amazing new technologies being turned out there.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Flashbacks and his own work have finally clued Grace into his mission: go to distant star Tau Ceti, which is swarmed with its own astrophage invasion and has not dimmed, and figure out what’s so damn special about the system (and what could be replicated on Earth).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Is there anything that can be done to re-familiarize them with the length of the windows?—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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So, she's had to familiarize herself with the technology to be able to support her clients.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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In fact, Gerrod Moore, a brand manager of Maytag advises against uninformed stainless steel cleaning experimentation, because some kitchen cleaning go-to's like bleach, glass cleaner, abrasive cleaners, and steel wool may damage the metal.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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And if an eastern Taoist monk had been on board to advise the obsessed captain?—
The Know,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Keep up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keep%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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