keeping up (with)

present participle of keep up (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeping up (with)
Verb
  • Even in a game when rookie left tackle Josh Simmons was a late scratch because of an unspecified personal matter, the offensive line with Jaylon Moore filling in for Simmons was virtually seamless.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • With a constellation of eyes in the sky, forecasters could suddenly monitor conditions over oceans and remote landmasses, filling in major gaps in their models and providing an early warning system about potential storms forming far away.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But after winning just six games the next two seasons, AD Mike Garrett left a message on the coach’s answering machine informing him he was fired.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Stewart opened by informing the audience that there have been six mass shootings in the past 24 hours.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Four weeks after sending the letter notifying SAE of the investigation, KU issued the sanctions against the fraternity.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Employees in Anaheim, similarly, received text messages notifying them of the closure, according to a local news report.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The website deals would only be accessible for patients not using their health insurance, according to one of the government officials briefing reporters anonymously.
    Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Multiple senior law enforcement officials briefing on the investigation identified the shooter as Joshua Jahn.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Other workers received robo-calls instructing them not to come to work, said Greg Ball, president of the Nor Cal Beverage Employees’ Union and 17-year employee of the plant.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In the meantime, the group encouraged voluntary compliance by instructing financial managers to pause all trades.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Your answer to that can also be telling.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Veronica Ewers said nothing, despite all the signs, despite the blood test results staring back at her, telling her the hormones in her body were barely present.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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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 13 Oct. 2025.

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