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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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The azul and chrome won the round of 16 opener 3-2 at Snapdragon Stadium, holding on despite playing down one man for the most of the match and down two men for the final minutes of regulation and all of stoppage time.—
Apress,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026 -
The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Further down the lineup, Bo Groulx continued his aggressive run with the Leafs since he was called up from the Marlies on Tuesday.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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Detention is the middle step that must run smoothly in order for the growing number of ICE officers to continue making arrests.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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On-site restaurant Wanu is intimate and cozy, serving a take on local Afro-fusion cuisine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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And, although the pictures don’t replicate the movie itself, their tenor nonetheless ends up reflecting that of the set they were taken on.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The observations suggest that the dense dusty torus in NGC 6302 may act as a protective shield, allowing frozen carbon dioxide to survive despite the harsh radiation nearby.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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His portrayal of Władysław Szpilman, a real-life Polish Jewish musician who survived the horrors of the Holocaust, is astonishingly raw.—
Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Mar. 2026
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For now, King retains his longtime employees, who, in the wake of the lawsuits and investigations, receive higher wages.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Such materials are known to be able to store data and retain state without power (like flash memory).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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That is, until Holtz walked past and kicked Lanza’s feet down.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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After Antino Lopez kicked away a would-be goal by the Quakes’ Preston Judd in the 74th minute, Thomas made a pair of saves in the 83rd and a diving stop in stoppage time to preserve his second consecutive shutout and third this season the Sounders (3-1-0).—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 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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Curiously, the antidepressant effect emerged after the mind-altering experiences and persisted for more than a week, suggesting that ketamine might be doing more than making the patients trip.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Yet the Alley persists in spite of all this.—
Lilliam Rivera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Keep (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keep%20%28on%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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