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as in to hold on
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as in to lay on
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep (on)
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However, every Aggie score has been answered, and the Longhorns hold on to their two-possession lead.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026 -
This year’s draft takes place April 23 through April 25, with the first round held on Day 1.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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On an extensive Reddit thread discussing the court opinion, the argument continued.—
EMILY HEIL THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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With few options remaining, the government reluctantly returned to talks with the US but refused to budge on its demand to continue enriching uranium, a fuel for nuclear power plants that can also be used to build a bomb.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Similar to the time Apple took on the FBI by refusing to unlock an iPhone belonging to a terrorist suspect, Anthropic will likely be remembered as a principled and moral actor.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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With Paramount taking on billions in debt and equity for this deal to go through, many are wondering what will happen to the two California studio lots, especially in a moment where productions are rarer and rarer in California.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Six others in the group survived.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The next few days were torture, with the couple waiting to see if the embryo would survive.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The polymer solar cell is able to retain 97% of its performance after 2,000 hours in air.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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This was an aberrance by definition and by form; our collective sanity depends on retaining the ability to parse out instances of this kind of ambient shock and pain.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Pair your meal with a specialty latte to kick your day off right.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
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And Golden State still kicked the Nuggets in the nuggets.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2026
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While the analysis examines the impact of slowing growth in 2026, the issue could have long-term ramifications on everything from the strength of the Social Security system to job opportunities for younger workers.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Think of the roster of directors who have shuttled through to handle individual films in the Marvel, Mission Impossible, Harry Potter, and James Bond franchises—not to mention the long list of jobbing TV directors in the age of the big-name showrunner.—
Michael O’Donnell,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Analysts and tech executives have warned that the memory shortage will persist well into next year.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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How long this epigenetic memory lasts isn’t clear, but fat cells can persist for up to a decade in humans, giving those cells the potential to maintain changes long-term, von Meyenn says.—
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Keep (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keep%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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