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as in held on
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as in signed (up or on)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept (on)
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Oman, which has mediated the two rounds of discussions this year, announced that the third round would be held on Thursday in Geneva.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Feb. 2026 -
He was held on a $200,000 bond pending an arraignment hearing.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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Molina fired a second less-lethal round at Bahrami, who continued to hold the knife until Molina kicked it away.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Elliott kicked the door in and was met by a barrage of gunfire.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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Research, development, experimentation – work that ran on multi-year cycles – can now ship in weeks.—
May Habib,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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This was the second ad that GM ran on Super Bowl Sunday.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic has been in a tense battle with the Pentagon over its AI models since at least January, when Anthropic was employed by Palantir during the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, according to people familiar with the matter.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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According to the senior Pentagon official, representatives from the department, including Undersecretary of Defense Emil Michael, recently discussed several hypothetical scenarios with Anthropic leadership about how the company’s products might be employed by the military.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The governor continued to discuss his dyslexia and struggle to read.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Over the course of the past several years, technology has continued to evolve at an advanced rate.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The actress met Bingham on the set of Yellowstone in 2020 when Harrison took on the role of Laramie.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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So Etess increasingly took on more roles at the resort.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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The basic trend held up year after year.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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And it may have been held up or may not, but that was not a document.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Mandelson resigned from the House of Lords in early February, but retained his title of lord.—
Dan Mangan,Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Yankees got him through waivers and retained him with a minor-league contract.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Kept (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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