Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeping up (with)
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The Miami Dolphins’ new general manager-head coach tandem is in place, and on Friday night, Jon-Eric Sullivan and Jeff Hafley got started on filling in positions around them.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026 -
That’s when Wolves assistant coach Micah Nori, who was filling in for an ill Chris Finch, turned to an unlikely defensive stopper.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Bystander videos, like the ones taken of Pretti, have played a key role for decades in informing the public when law enforcement kills or injures people.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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That discipline is now informing its expansion into the United States, where conversational AI is widespread but largely limited to customer support.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, school district Superintendent Eduardo Reyes issued a letter notifying families and staff in the district of the arrest.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Yolo County coroner’s officials will identify the tractor-trailer’s driver after notifying next of kin.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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At a weather briefing press conference Friday, Mamdani said the final decision between in-person and remote learning will be announced by Sunday at noon.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the incessant chatter is employees briefing their agents — commanding personal AI assistants to handle their grunt work and execute tasks.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hendrick shared a story about legendary crew chief Ray Evernham instructing his pit crew to run wind sprints to get in shape — something that wasn’t common practice in the 1980s.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2026
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It is addressed to Claude and used at different stages in the model’s training to shape its character, instructing it to be safe, ethical, compliant with Anthropic’s guidelines, and helpful to the user—in that order.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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There’s no copyright contingency telling you the dragon needs to have wings or not, or George should be English, French, or Turkish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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That’s also telling us that this family is experiencing demographic change.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Keeping up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeping%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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