keeping up (with)

Definition of keeping up (with)next
present participle of keep up (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeping up (with)
Verb
  • Documentarian Tim Gray has found AI useful in filling in the visual gaps in his World War II films, and Rhode Island courts are using facial recognition and AI to monitor people, raising civil liberties concerns about how the data collected is being used.
    Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Tampa Bay is 0-4 in the four starts made by pitchers filling in for the rotation.
    John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In a surprising move, the club took accountability for not informing Woods earlier and gave him a two-stroke penalty while many felt he should have been disqualified entirely.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The one-mile loop is located in the East District and features educational signs informing visitors about the area’s history and flora, an old homestead foundation, and a saguaro grove.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • It is alleged that certain transfers occurred in the background without notifying the user, even when their device was not in use.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Parkdale Mills filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report on April 9, notifying the state and employees that its factory in Lexington will close on June 7.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • McCarty walked into the room, fresh off a call briefing him on the incident.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Israeli officials were simultaneously briefing reporters that the attack had been conducted with US coordination and consent.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Audio of the exchange captures the controller urgently instructing the smaller aircraft, identified as Skylab 25, to stop before directing the UPS jet to go around.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • LeVota also retroactively implemented a cap on commercial property values by instructing county staff to manually adjust the 2025 assessments of more than 6,200 spaces.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Liz Igra has been telling her story for more than 40 years.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Canton Village LLCs, which is co-owned by businessman Akrum Sheikh of Orange, is telling town officials that its plan would make the shopping complex more attractive, serve modern consumer needs and resolve the hodgepodge traffic flow that has existed at the property for decades.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2026.

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