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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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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
Verb
Although hiring of permanent faculty — those with tenure or on tenure-track — has not kept up with enrollment, the university’s total faculty hiring has matched student growth nearly perfectly. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The market has changed at warp speed, but our guardrails haven’t kept up. — Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 That helped yields remain high in the bond market, which in turn kept up the pressure weighing on stocks and all financial markets. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 30 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
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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  • Mandell is survived by his two children and three grandchildren.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • His sister, Andrea Clark, 35, told the New York Post on Tuesday that her brother had been in remission from cancer since 2015 and had survived a car fire just weeks before his death.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of survived
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  • The ship's smokestacks and other elements have been preserved for the museum.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • At the time of Hellewell's murder, DNA evidence was collected and preserved.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of preserved
Verb
  • While Christen and Jude remained among the hottest brands to check out at showroom appointments, other names pinpointed by buyers included Hagelstam, Nomasei, Neous and the newcomers Ananyan and Kiana Ghavidel.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • For more than 50 years, the house remained vacant, was ravaged by fire, and fell into complete disrepair.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of remained
Verb
  • Javier Rezendez Rocha, who joined LADWP as an aide to electricians, was charged with 12 counts of felony vandalism in connection with the string of incidents that lasted from August 2025 to August 2026, according to a criminal complaint.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Her departure follows middling reviews for her debut press briefing Tuesday that lasted just 14 minutes.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of lasted
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  • Why would a trait this useful, conserved for 3 billion years, vanish in a few thousand generations?
    — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of conserved
Verb
  • Brand has continued posting on streaming and posting on his social media channels during the legal proceedings.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Alderman maintains that each of the defendants have continued to lie to protect themselves and believes there is evidence of satanic worship.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of continued
Verb
  • The 43-year-old Ellison encountered numerous obstacles on the way there — including a rival Netflix deal for WB assets and an antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 Democratic attorneys general — but has now prevailed in sealing the deal.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In the days leading to Ed Sheeran’s Atlanta concert, his second since the Big Controversy, questions about everything but his music prevailed over those pertaining to it.
    — DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of prevailed
Verb
  • The organizations, which maintained recognition from their national groups, created their own fraternity council.
    — Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Aledo didn’t score in the fourth quarter but easily maintained a sizable lead.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2026.

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