keep up (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep up (with)
Verb
  • That will distract any views of the neighbors’ patios or houses that might linger until the shrubs fill in.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For Lopez’s lips, Casillas dipped into a palette of mauves, browns and pinks, lining the outer edges of her mouth with the darker shades before using a glossy nude to fill in the space.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In December, the 61-year-old was found guilty of DUI, negligent driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision and failure to notify of a change in address, but she was acquitted of reckless driving, following a March car accident, the state's attorney's office previously confirmed.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That training is partly why MPS families were recently notified of a change to the school district’s calendar.
    Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But maybe you guys should've informed your employees to inform your guests in person or made an announcement in person before posting it on social media.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Wu hasn’t worked with his source material in a literal way; rather, Rauschenberg’s collages have informed his approach to the collection, which is built around classic American style.
    Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bondi also instructed the board to reinstate the previous criteria that Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued in a 2018 case referred to as Matter of A-B-, per WSJ.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The monitors helped study participants needs such as food and restroom breaks, but the monitors were instructed not to provide any therapy to avoid influencing the study's results.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The cause of the accident was not immediately known, although the car appeared to have derailed, which a source from the Lisbon Firefighters Regiment told local media may have been caused by a loose cable leading to brake failure.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Figma added four new AI-native tools to its platform this quarter and told investors on the call to expect significant investments in AI going forward.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The singer-songwriter plans for events, album releases and Easter egg clues years in advance.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Having a series of discussions will help clue parents into any issues that need more conversations or if there is something clinically concerning that should be looked at further.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Their approach is all about familiarizing themselves with every client and crafting communications that are aligned with their goals and values.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Like a fireside chat with FDR, this tradition familiarized the man.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Skinner advises travelers to try their best to remain calm and engage with the person as little as possible.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Velasco advised a student with a talent for poetry to apply for the Oskar Knoblauch Holocaust Impact Video Contest using one of his poems.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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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 9 Sep. 2025.

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