Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept up (with)
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Dustin May and Payton Tolle among others have filled in starts at the back of the rotation, but another left-hander could bridge the rotation to get to October.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025 -
This summer, for the fifth year in a row, Jimmy Kimmel took an extended summer break during July and August, during which several celebrity guest hosts filled in for him.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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When people violate the rules, the policy instructs the officer to first work to educate the rider to make sure they’re informed, rather than step right to enforcement.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Berry’s approach is informed very much by her own experiences coming up in the rough and tumble of investment banking.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Other than making sure police are contacted, workers are instructed to take safety precautions and make sure that families understand the risk involved with the highly potent illicit drug.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bondi also instructed the board to reinstate the previous criteria that Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued in a 2018 case referred to as Matter of A-B-, per WSJ.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lawyers for authors on Friday notified the court on the terms of the deal.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Passengers are notified via text, email or the American app if their flight is being held.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most of the cases presented took place during the 80s and 90s in Korea, before the internet, streaming video, and mobile devices kept us so apprised of manmade horrors being perpetrated on the other side of the world.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas State reached the Arkansas 1 early in the fourth quarter, but running back Kenyon Clay was stopped short by Charlie Collins and Caleb Wooden on fourth-and-goal to preserve a 49-14 lead.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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The zany battle reached a dramatic conclusion when Thing ripped Isaac’s mechanical heart from his chest, ending his life… again.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
6 Sep. 2025
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Unwavering loyalty Schrandt told ABC News that any deportations to Afghanistan are an unacceptable outcome.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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David Glasser, the CEO of one of the show's production companies, 101 Studios, recently told The Fort Worth Star-Telegram that season 2 was set to begin production in the Lone Star State this month, despite the show not receiving an official renewal from Paramount yet.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Their boys were well acquainted with the Bananas from social media and had acquired Bananas gear long before the game.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Here’s an artist who, across a two-decade period, has become intimately acquainted with the entertainment industry’s countless mutations, finally abiding by his own rules.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Kept up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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