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adjective

as in maintained

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verb

past tense of keep up
1
as in survived
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave

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2
as in preserved
to keep in good condition kept the house up while the owners were gone

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as in remained
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state let's hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation

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Recent Examples of kept-up
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The new rules are needed because state law has not kept up with the growing popularity of e-bikes, Police Chief John Miller told the council at a July meeting. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Dan Lainer-Vos, an assistant professor of sociology who has taught at USC since 2008, said his pay has not kept up with inflation and rising costs of living. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Spain kept up its pressure after halftime, playing some of its most creative soccer of the tournament. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Want to be kept up with all things Survivor? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026 In the battle for the Texas Senate seat, both Republican nominee Ken Paxton and Democratic nominee James Talarico kept up their attacks against each other. — Jack Fink, CBS News, 7 June 2026 Gasparino kept up the pressure, beating out an infield single to shortstop against pitcher Ethan Grimm. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 31 May 2026 From the first ride of the day to the final fireworks at Disney, these sneakers kept up. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026 The hat-making legend kept up her millinery practice well into old age, and died in 1999 at 88. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept-up
  1. survived
  2. preserved
  3. remained
  4. lasted
  5. conserved
  6. continued
  7. prevailed
  8. maintained
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  • Like Michael Myers at the end of Halloween, Amisha survived her various ballistic injuries culminating in a multistory fall to the ground.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The film was made by an entirely Palestinian production team which, producers say, survived an Israeli airstrike during the making of the movie.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of survived
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  • In 2018, Steve Bannon sent a message to Jeffrey Epstein, preserved in the Justice Department’s cache of Epstein files, suggesting that the success of extremist European political parties would make life easier for the cryptocurrency industry.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Most had already been preserved by an archivist, but a few strays had to be tracked down before they could all be laid out across the 20,000-square-foot second floor of Kith‘s office (prior to it being built out).
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of preserved
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  • Thin partitions marked an early attempt to slice the space into smaller rooms, but the original brick walls remained bare, shivering with cobwebs, where someone had pasted a picture of a man, holy hands bracketing a redbrick heart.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Yet, the oxygen isotopes in these primitive samples remained virtually untouched by parent-body alteration.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of remained
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  • Five of the Bulldogs’ scoring drives lasted one or two plays.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Skip Schumaker’s history with late-season runs The first-year Rangers manager is deprecating about his playing career as mostly a utility player, which lasted from 2005 to 2015 and covered tenures with the Cardinals, Dodgers and Reds.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • Rome’s cultural superintendent, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said the grandeur of the port city as depicted in the fresco, with buildings, a theater and temple, public piazzas and towers, was particularly well conserved.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In Freeport, Allen has built the Bahamas Maritime Museum, where relics are cataloged, conserved, and displayed, creating local jobs and drawing tourists.
    — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of conserved
Verb
  • Heading into the night, Apple TV was in a good place, and Widow’s Bay continued to win six more trophies throughout the evening, bringing its total to 14.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Even after the ruling, the insurer continued to deny smoke damage claims.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of continued
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  • Atletico Madrid won the first capital derby of the season in the Spanish league with a 2-1 win against 10-man Real Madrid, while Manchester City prevailed in an eight-goal thriller against Sunderland to move clear at the top of the Premier League.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But Catholic blocked the final extra-point attempt and prevailed 13-12.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of prevailed
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  • Illinois families deserve affordable utility bills and a natural gas system that is safe, reliable and maintained by a skilled workforce.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But half of the claimants dropped their suit, and Levi maintained that they were being threatened or paid off.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of maintained

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“Kept-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept-up. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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