keeping up (with)

present participle of keep up (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeping up (with)
Verb
  • Juicy blueberries burst during baking, melding with the fresh peach juices for a gorgeous, saucy filling in this pie.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • Parents are starting meal planning with the protein component first, then filling in the rest of the plate around it.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Sources tell Deadline that producers and director Denis Villeneuve have begun informing talent who have made the next round of auditions, which will occur later this summer.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 24 June 2026
  • The administration also argued that American hostilities in Iran already had already terminated, pointing to a May 1 memo that the president sent to lawmakers informing them the conflict was over.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Hogshead continued to press her effort, sending letters to four additional volleyball organizations and more than 100 clubs notifying them of those developments.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 June 2026
  • Likewise, the legal process of notifying the defendant can be especially burdensome.
    Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • John Cohen, a former senior Homeland Security official who has been briefing state leaders before the matches, said the government was largely absent from planning meetings last year and did not begin sharing threat intelligence with host regions until recently.
    Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • Bessent held up a draft of the Post's story while briefing White House reporters on Thursday.
    Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Ford alleges the firm intentionally slowed down its clients’ cases to drive up their billable hours, instructing drivers not to communicate with Ford and pushing them toward filing a lawsuit.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Japanese antitrust officials periodically make high-profile raids to protect fair competition, such as one on Google, instructing it to fix its advertising search restrictions allegedly affecting Yahoo in the country.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • As well as telling her story, the three-part docuseries will follow the singer’s campaign for media regulation.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 June 2026
  • That is according to airspace and maritime warning notices telling pilots and sailors to steer clear of the Starfall splashdown zone.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 June 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 25 Jun. 2026.

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