Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep up (with)
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As the Indian Land panhandle continues to fill in, transitioning once rural farmland into a bustling community, more new homes than ever are being approved in the middle and southern parts of the county.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026 -
He was suspended for the first two games of this past season, so assistant coach Ramses Kelly had to fill in.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Pierson notified the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, and Criminal Investigators Kevin Papineau and Michelle Hendricks took over the investigation.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The university cleared the area, notified campus and had the bees removed, Gonzalez said.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Its founding principles—informed by an environmentally-conscious ethos and values which ‘protect the islands, support local communities, and do business in a…fair and future-focused way,’ says Dixon—mirrored those at Nikoi, and still hold strong today.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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These experiences eventually informed the vision behind The Tagline Group.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jurors were later instructed to disregard large portions of the girl’s testimony, which the appellate panel said was likely confusing to the jury.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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LeVota did implement a cap on commercial properties by instructing county staff to manually adjust the values of more than 6,200 spaces.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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One of them told Felder that the precinct had received a complaint about a trespasser at the synagogue.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota victim wants accountability After she was injured, Stotko told the city council in her community of Hastings, Minnesota, about her crash to push for a stricter ordinance.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Once it’s finished, Edgar-Jones clues us in to her absolutely perfect bangs.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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Many decades ago, a sportswriting gig in Greater Los Angeles clued me into the wonders of teams.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bathrooms are shared—a not-so-subtle feature that familiarizes everyone quickly.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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The competition began with a few practice matches, which allowed teams to familiarize themselves with the event and their competitors, and refine their strategies and implement last-minute changes to the robots.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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This was, after all, the woman who had advised me not to hold her hand on the way to fifth grade because doing so would only increase my social isolation.—
Lena Dunham,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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A week after the crash, police are advising anyone drinking to either call a friend or use a rideshare to get home safely.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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