kept (on)

verb

Definition of kept (on)next
past tense of keep (on)
1
as in held on

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2
as in signed (up or on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept (on)
  1. held on
  2. employed
  3. kicked
  4. took on
  5. ran on
  6. retained
  7. continued
  8. recruited
Verb
  • Almanza was charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property and is currently being held on a $1 million bond in the Faulkner County jail.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Farinacci is being held on a $1 million bond and is expected to appear in court Tuesday.
    — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of held on
Verb
  • McGowan grew up in Alberta, Canada, to a father who worked as a social worker and a mother employed at a bank.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, the Iranian Shahed-136, on which the Geran-2 is based, has been employed extensively in the Middle East.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of employed
Verb
  • While Camille Johnston fights to keep her job as the Ray County prosecutor, the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys has already kicked her out of the organization.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • And Rocket Lab’s satellite control team kicked into gear for around-the-clock operations.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • In making the deals, the Twins uncharacteristically took on payroll, paying the entirety of the roughly $5 million combined owed to Minter and Kremer.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Yungblud easily took on the song’s euphoric verses as Corgan accompanied on guitar, both clad in all-black, from the four-time-platinum LP.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of took on
Verb
  • Paramount+ is also streaming all eight episodes of the first season, which ran on BET+ and BET previously, free on their YouTube channel.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
  • The 2022 World Cup, the clearest expression of the strategy, ran on migrant labor whose reforms the International Labour Organization called real and whose enforcement Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said lagged.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of ran on
Verb
  • The look was styled by Jason Bolden and retained some of the key elements seen on the runway.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
  • Two years later and after just a handful of days back in the gym, the former Olympic all-around champion clearly retained her elite ability.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of retained
Verb
  • The rabid cheering section continued through the bottom of the ninth when Jo Adell came to the dish with the bases loaded and a tie ballgame with the chance to walk it off.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Harrison’s concerns from college — soft routes, struggling with press coverage — have continued in the NFL.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of continued
Verb
  • Bishop recalled being doubted as a quarterback and recruited to play another position.
    — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • The smugglers sometimes recruited their clients into the network to pay off their costs, prosecutors said, or persuaded them to make testimonial videos for prospective border crossers.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
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“Kept (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept%20%28on%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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