KEEPING UP (WITH) Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

keeping up (with)

verb

present participle of keep up (with)

as in filling in

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The announcement builds on plans first revealed at the network's Upfronts in May, filling in details on nominees and a broader festival concept reshaping the franchise.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
On Monday, Savannah and her co-anchor, Craig Melvin, were both out, with Sheinelle Jones and Hallie Jackson filling in.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Definition of filling in

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Corporate officials reached out to Murrell later that day and apologized to her, informing her that the driver was no longer working for FedEx.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Page’s character Sinon is the soldier tasked with informing the Trojans that the Trojan Horse is a gift from the Greeks, imploring them to drag the giant statue into the city with Odysseus, Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and more soldiers inside.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of informing

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The state’s lawsuit focuses on communication and procedural issues, alleging that Jackson County did not follow the proper legal steps notifying homeowners before raising home values by upwards of 15% per parcel.

— Ilana Arougheti July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Meta has launched a new Instagram feature notifying parents if their teen's Meta AI chat indicates self-harm or suicidal ideation.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of notifying

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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

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Her job meant overseeing aircrew readiness, training and flight operations while instructing boom operators on air refueling procedures, the Air Force said.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Evacuation orders were sent with special alerts to mobile phones, instructing people to leave, Gironde prefect Sophie Brocas said.

— Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of instructing

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This is really a bet on the consumer and price has been telling us the consumer is willing and able to travel, even with spiking oil prices.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Saada hit back during a luncheon with French producers at Cannes, telling the crowd Canal+ would no longer be working with signatories.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 July 2026

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