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
  • The 15-year-old is being held on suspicion of three counts of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026
  • Singer-songwriter events are held on select Mondays, while regular hours are concentrated around Thursday through Saturday.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of held on
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  • According to the Grapevine-Colleyville school district, Pitulic was employed as a substitute at GCISD since January 2023.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
  • Conversely, women already employed experienced no similar career advancement, suggesting this bias primarily affects first impressions.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of employed
Verb
  • One officer appears to have deployed a Taser as the man falls to the ground again and is kicked by another officer as a third holds him down with his knee.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Her father, furious over her job and gender identity, kicked her out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • Jefferson took on the role of writing the first draft of the declaration.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • Ament didn’t quite reach his offensive potential at Tennessee, but this is not dissimilar to the gamble the Bucks once took on a young Antetokounmpo.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 24 June 2026
Definition of took on
Verb
  • 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
  • Platner ran on a progressive platform centered on affordability, universal health care and getting corporate money and influence out of politics.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of ran on
Verb
  • Musk retained more than 80% of the company’s voting power after the offering.
    — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The county retained Kelly & Grossman LLP — working alongside McIntyre Schnieders and Justice Law Collaborative LLC — to litigate the case on a contingency-fee basis.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 23, Sacbee.com, 23 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
  • However, all three of Embiid, Maxey and Brown recruited James directly, according to McMenamin.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The challenges are where most of the drama goes down, but the show also recruited none other than Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, to serve as a guest judge for an episode that airs on July 26, 2026.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026
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