kept up (with)

verb

past tense of keep up (with)
as in communicated (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept up (with)
  1. filled in
  2. informed
  3. instructed
  4. notified
  5. enlightened
  6. apprised
  7. reached
  8. told
Verb
  • In the longer term, the generic industry — which represents most prescriptions filled in the United States — will continue pushing for an overhaul of the patent system brand-name drugmakers use to maintain exclusivity over their products.
    — Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Hossein Amini did another draft and Watkins filled in to direct.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of filled in
Verb
  • Sorrells said that his opponent’s assessment is Ill-informed.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Defense Department personnel may not make any financial transaction informed by nonpublic information, regardless of whether that information is classified or unclassified, Hegseth wrote.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • Residents have been instructed to remain indoors, close all windows and doors and turn off all ventilation systems that bring in outside air, according to the city.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The inquiry asked about the NBA’s role in the matter, possible discipline and whether the teams would be instructed to be present for the anthem before Wednesday’s Game 3.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • Her death on Saturday was announced late this week after her next of kin were notified, police say.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Catapult Workers Collective said the company’s sale included the assets only and that the union was notified their employment would not be rolled over to the new buyer.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of notified
Verb
  • To read the popular press of the time is not invariably to be impressed by the sober and enlightened attitude of that era’s journalists.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • There are probably people who believe this political football paints Republicans who promote Columbus Day as racists and Democrats who promote Indigenous Peoples' Day as enlightened.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of enlightened
Verb
  • Shanahan balked at an Australian adventure when first apprised in February that the 49ers would be part of it.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy created and runs Sharktivity, a shark-sighting and resource app designed to keep beachgoers apprised of the sharks’ presence.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of apprised
Verb
  • Today, our constructor has reached into his evidently limitless bag of tricks to pull out a doozy of a Thursday grid.
    — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Disenchantment with the current political and economic system has also reached a point where socialism has grown more popular among Americans.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of reached
Verb
  • Estefanía Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho told the crowd to expect at least 12 more immigration bills in next year’s legislative session.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Weeks before the shootdown, the spies allegedly reported on the naval airbase in Key West and were told to transmit Brothers to the Rescue flight data back to the Cuban authorities.
    — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of told
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