keeping up (with)

verb

present participle of keep up (with)
as in filling in

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeping up (with)
  1. filling in
  2. informing
  3. notifying
  4. briefing
  5. instructing
  6. telling
Verb
  • Iqnatural Jamaican Black Castor Oil, my go-to for filling in my thinning edges, is on sale for $10 during Amazon Prime Day.
    — Jailynn Taylor, InStyle, 25 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of filling in
Verb
  • Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent a letter Tuesday informing Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown of the decision, citing Anthropic’s close coordination and cooperation with government officials to address risks associated with its models.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • On May 14, a day after students created a San José State University for Gaza encampment, university officials sent a letter to Kil informing her she had been placed on administrative leave.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of informing
Verb
  • To make matters worse, the Department of Education sent emails to nine million people notifying them of approvals even as the plan was blocked.
    — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • At the same time, the Commission recently published a Fair Chance Hiring Intake Form that asks complainants whether the employer provided such information when notifying them of an intent to rescind a job offer or take other adverse action.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of notifying
Verb
  • Eliminate Delays Caused By Vague Briefs The biggest drag is briefing latency.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of briefing
Verb
  • Scam warning signs A caller instructing a person not to tell their friends or family about a problem is a big warning sign that the caller has malicious intent, scam experts say.
    — Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • These makers are much more reticent about the risks of blurring the once fine line between browsing sites and asking a large language model a question or instructing it to take potentially sensitive actions.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • Few would dispute that on average or even at the median, males may be bigger and more powerful than females, or that in certain contact sports the difference may be telling and on occasion dangerous.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Harry's team had a different version of events, however, telling the BBC that the offer was withdrawn by the palace after it had already been accepted by the duke, further fueling the confusion.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of telling
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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 8 Jul. 2026.

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