keeping (on)

verb

Definition of keeping (on)next
present participle of keep (on)
1
as in holding on

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2
as in signing (up or on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeping (on)
  1. holding on
  2. taking on
  3. running on
  4. holding up
  5. continuing
  6. surviving
  7. kicking
Verb
  • Walter didn’t publicly step down from any roles after the stroke, holding on to control of a vast portfolio.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There’s nothing wrong with holding on to childhood and being a little immature from time to time.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of holding on
Verb
  • Tonga, the sixth-year pro who helped the New England Patriots return to the Super Bowl last season, excels at taking on double teams.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Before taking on her first solo anchoring role, Hylton frequently served as a fill-in anchor across the network’s morning, dayside and primetime programming.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of taking on
Verb
  • An important milestone in this path is a fault-tolerant computer with over 100 million gates running on 200 qubits.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • While the flagship sports are running on USA Network, parent company Versant has also begun to use CNBC (which is also about as widely distributed as cable channels can get) for some sports, and turning Fandango into a streaming destination.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of running on
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  • Management is backing that gap with real buybacks, and enterprise demand keeps holding up.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Video taken of the home shows a 30 by 30 foot hole in front of the home with the waves and the beams holding up his home visible underneath.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of holding up
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  • Illinois is issuing its own guidance about flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccinations for this fall – amid continuing confusion over federal vaccine recommendations.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • There was also the challenge of continuing as a photojournalist while managing the unexpected attention surrounding the photograph.
    — Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of continuing
Verb
  • Siby and a few other surviving coworkers searched hospitals and waited for news.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Variety caught up with Topic film and documentary head Ryan Heller to discuss the company’s secret sauce, surviving without M&A and what’s next.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of surviving
Verb
  • And if any of those grandparents are still kicking at the ripe age of 95, congratulations again.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Morales, who started kicking for the Bengals as a sophomore, committed to Illinois football in June.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of kicking
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“Keeping (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeping%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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