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past tense of keep up
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kept-up

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of kept-up
Adjective
After her first three babies came home, Ness kept up her daily visits to the hospital, bundling up her infants to sit with their sister. Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Then, the Vikings’ defense kept up the pressure on Williams to give McCarthy another chance at the lead with a three-and-out forced on the ensuing possession. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Wages haven't kept up with costs, housing is out of reach, and the American Dream is a scam. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 Both sides have also kept up their daily long-range strikes behind the front line. Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept-up
Verb
  • She is survived by her son, Gregory Pendleton, and by a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • He is survived by his two children, Sabrina Jaglom and Simon Jaglom.
    Carmel Dagan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fact that it was put aside and preserved in 1962 tells you a lot about the landscape, which is situated in the shadow of the Spanish Peaks in southern Colorado and has two lakes that are popular for boating and fishing.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Her words ring out in our minds and hearts, and her image as preserved will forever live on.
    Essence, Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2008, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office reviewed the case in again but investigators made little progress due to the limited physical evidence that remained.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Skelley noted one trend that has remained unchanged is that most independents tend to lean either to the left or the right.
    Julia Manchester, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The barrage lasted for more than 12 hours, the president said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • His sojourn at the hot corner lasted mere seconds.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Because energy is conserved, and gravitational radiation (also known as a gravitational wave) carries energy, this leads to the decay of the mutual orbits of these masses.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Emory’s shuttles have been running on biodiesel fuel since 2006, and the campus has conserved fuel energy by recycling old cooking oil used in the dining halls.
    Gina Park, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The search for more potential victims of a mass shooting at a Michigan church continued into Monday, after a gunman killed at least four people while hundreds were worshiping on Sunday morning.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Unfortunately, their defensive struggles continued once again.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chevron and Hess prevailed with their argument that Exxon’s right of first refusal over Hess’ Guyana stake did not apply to an acquisition of Hess in its entirety.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The administration has already prevailed in litigation involving its ban on transgender people serving in the military.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With Cuomo, Adams and Sliwa all in the race, Mamdani maintained a comfortable lead in the polls.
    Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Proponents saw them as a way to ensure Alaskans maintained a vested interest in the Alaska Permanent Fund.
    Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Kept-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept-up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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