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as in celebrates
to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony
keep the Sabbath by not working
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as in retains
to continue to have in one's possession or power
the money is yours to keep keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone
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as in fulfills
to do what is required by the terms of
make sure you keep your promise to help out at the homeless shelter
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as in supports
to pay the living expenses of
agreed to keep both of their children in off-campus housing until they graduated and found jobs
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as in operates
to look after and make decisions about
enlisted a relative to keep the store while she was away
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as in contains
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to keep your composure no matter what happens
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as in protects
to drive danger or attack away from
may God bless and keep you
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Recent Examples of keeps
Estée Lauder's Double Wear Stay-in-Place Matte Powder Foundation offers buildable coverage in a velvet-soft formula that blurs the look of pores, keeps shine in check, and never feels cakey.
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 June 2026
Dry, chapped lips aren’t just an issue in the winter, so this leave-on lip mask is a nourishing treatment that keeps your lips soft and supple year-round.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Drinking water with your evening meal and staying hydrated throughout the day helps fiber work properly and keeps stool soft.
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Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
22 June 2026
By varying the rhythm of the story—the amount of time between the killings—Ahmad keeps us on edge.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
That’s the hope and dream that keeps me working hard.
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Kristine Kwak,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
But the liberal media keeps trying to turn something simple into something complicated.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
That keeps him with the franchise through the 2030-31 season.
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Gary Bedore
june 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Pace’s pass-rush potential keeps him in the fold, but Flores prefers not to play him on passing downs.
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Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 June 2026
Dry, chapped lips aren’t just an issue in the winter, so this leave-on lip mask is a nourishing treatment that keeps your lips soft and supple year-round.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Drinking water with your evening meal and staying hydrated throughout the day helps fiber work properly and keeps stool soft.
—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
22 June 2026
By varying the rhythm of the story—the amount of time between the killings—Ahmad keeps us on edge.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
That’s the hope and dream that keeps me working hard.
—
Kristine Kwak,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
But the liberal media keeps trying to turn something simple into something complicated.
—
Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
That keeps him with the franchise through the 2030-31 season.
—
Gary Bedore
june 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
Pace’s pass-rush potential keeps him in the fold, but Flores prefers not to play him on passing downs.
—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeps
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Philadelphia, the birthplace of America, is playing host to thousands of visitors and a number of events as the country celebrates 250 years over the Fourth of July weekend.
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One honors African women as the inventors of beer, another celebrates the Jazz District through the historic castle at 18th and Vine, while a third highlights hip-hop as the next chapter in the neighborhood’s musical history.
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Centralized high-scale manufacturing retains advantages for standardized products with stable demand, long runs and low sensitivity to distance.
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As a result, your body retains more heat, increasing the risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion and heatstroke.
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Decentralizing from the business frees you to focus on what fulfills your personal purpose, while making your business more attractive to buyers.
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Likewise, Svelta considers that the research process fulfills an important function.
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The technology stores energy by compressing carbon dioxide using electricity from the grid and later expanding the gas through a turbine to generate power when needed.
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As of Tuesday morning, the fire at the Boyle Heights Storage Facility, which stores frozen food, is still ongoing, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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In turn, sleep quality, which physical conditioning directly supports, governs how effectively a leader's prefrontal cortex manages complex trade-offs and scenarios under pressure.
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The decision supports renewal of the project’s Source Materials License for another 20 years, leaving a safety evaluation as the final major review before the license can move forward.
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With the expansion, AGH now operates three cath labs, three EP labs, two multiprocedural rooms and a hybrid surgical suite that can be used for either cath or EP procedures.
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California typically operates with a spending deficit because Democrats spend more money than the state brings in.
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This article contains spoilers from House of the Dragon season 3, episode 2.
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Their newsletter contains so much encyclopedic data about the podcasting industry.
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That disincentivizes physical attacks (such as cold-boot attacks) and better protects user data.
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Curbing an infectious disease abroad protects health at home, reducing the risk of cross-border transmission and lowering the chance of new, costlier public health threats.
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“Keeps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeps. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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