Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept up (with)
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Amik Robertson and Rock Ya-Sin have filled in admirably at outside corner, and Robertson shifting back to nickel when Reed returns will round out the group.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025 -
But Rollins’ vacant spot, at least, has now been filled in a shocking fashion.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Local fire and government authorities are notified prior to burn days and kept informed throughout prescribed fire operations.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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She was later informed by a paramedic that her mother, Michele, had also been found dead inside.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In the email, Epstein instructed Maxwell to offer a reward to anyone who could help disprove Giuffre’s allegation.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The final round instructed us to reflect on the experience.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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He was notified last month that the monthly premium is set to rise to $733 without financial help, a 2,518% increase.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The state Department of Children and Families was notified of the child's death and is performing what's known as a summary review, which is standard practice in such cases.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The upside of the task is to reflect anew on work that moved and enlightened me in the past year and to try to capture something of the filmmaker’s creative achievement.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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Not just out of charity, but enlightened self-interest.—
David Miliband,
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Students, particularly younger ones, aren’t always apprised of their family’s actual economic and housing situation.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
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Tracy Zarembinski also followed Richard’s progress on CaringBridge — and kept her son apprised over the next few months.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
6 Dec. 2025
Verb
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James Guillory / Imagn Images The Buffalo Sabres’ season has reached another tipping point.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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No conclusions have yet been reached as to the cause of the crash, and enquiries and analysis are ongoing.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Arkansans who rely on federal food assistance could see their benefits restored as early as next week, Janet Mann, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, told a legislative committee Thursday.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Among the Continental soldiers taken prisoner at the Battle of Trois-Rivières in Quebec in 1776, for instance, eighty-nine of two hundred told their redcoat captors they had been born overseas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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