keep up (with)

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Verb
  • Water the ground, then add more soil to fill in around the plant.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
  • Scientists say that scratches found on a 59,000-year-old tooth may be the earliest signs of a cavity filling in human history.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The agency was notified of the outbreak in Congo on May 14 and the Uganda outbreak on May 15, Pillai said.
    Jessica Nix, Fortune, 17 May 2026
  • After a mammogram, women are notified about their breast density.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • In December, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, or DEEP, began holding meetings to inform the public of the possibility of building more nuclear reactors within the state, hoping to entice a town to host one.
    Krisztian Elcsics, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • As Jones informed Moore of the selection, the 6-foot-3, 198-pound outside corner made a bold proclamation to his new boss.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • At one point, Altman said Musk instructed Brockman and Ilya Sutskever, another OpenAI co-founder, to rank researchers and fire many of them.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • Fans are being instructed to take public transportation, walk, or use ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft.
    Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • For one, tech behemoth Microsoft reported better-than-expected quarterly results recently and told investors that capital expenditures for the year will reach $190 billion due to soaring memory costs.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Two Game 7 victories for Cleveland tells me this team is not going to get rattled.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • Stitching and tags can also clue you in about your apparel investment, Rickman adds.
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The second comes later, after Ashley, feeling the toll of the emotional manipulation, clues him into her new scheme, which occurred to her earlier that day.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Another hooper that fans should familiarize themselves with is Kelsey Mitchell.
    David Troy, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
  • Pharmaceutical companies use them to familiarize physicians with new products under the guise of data collection.
    Sukhun Kang, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Lupe Todd-Medina, a Democratic strategist and a longtime Jeffries ally, is currently advising a State Senate candidate running against Brisport.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • State police later spoke to Vargas’ mother who said their lawyer had advised them not to talk to investigators and would contact police on their behalf, according to the warrant affidavit.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 May 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 20 May. 2026.

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