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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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as in maintained
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Recent Examples of kept-up
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
After her first three babies came home, Ness kept up her daily visits to the hospital, bundling up her infants to sit with their sister.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Then, the Vikings’ defense kept up the pressure on Williams to give McCarthy another chance at the lead with a three-and-out forced on the ensuing possession.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Wages haven't kept up with costs, housing is out of reach, and the American Dream is a scam.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Both sides have also kept up their daily long-range strikes behind the front line.
—Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Want to be kept up with all things Survivor?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
After her first three babies came home, Ness kept up her daily visits to the hospital, bundling up her infants to sit with their sister.
—Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Then, the Vikings’ defense kept up the pressure on Williams to give McCarthy another chance at the lead with a three-and-out forced on the ensuing possession.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Wages haven't kept up with costs, housing is out of reach, and the American Dream is a scam.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Both sides have also kept up their daily long-range strikes behind the front line.
—Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept-up
Verb
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His grandfather survived and is still alive.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
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Jacobs is survived by his son Azazel Jacobs, also a filmmaker, and daughter, artist and musician Nisi Ariana Jacobs.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Oct. 2025
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But the city approved a project that preserved the hotel as the centerpiece.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Deli meats are often preserved with nitrates and nitrites, which can convert into carcinogenic compounds inside the body.—
Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wembley’s propensity for drama, started by a grey horse called Billy at a time when the British Empire still ruled over 460 million people and a quarter of the globe, remained to the very end.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The ship remained stuck there for nearly eight months, until the fateful day when the pressure from the ice crushed it like a beer can in a hydraulic vice.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
7 Oct. 2025
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Players and officials from both teams gathered to break up the skirmish, which lasted a few seconds.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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State of the pitching staff after the NLDS Only Chad Patrick pitched out of the bullpen on consecutive days, and the second outing lasted just four pitches on Thursday.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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But it had nonetheless been conserved and cared for, which allowed new meanings to slowly emerge.—
Mollie Barnes,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Because energy is conserved, and gravitational radiation (also known as a gravitational wave) carries energy, this leads to the decay of the mutual orbits of these masses.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Brown continued to blossom into the offense, fellow receiver Xavier Worthy made his presence known with a 6-yard touchdown reception and tight end Travis Kelce looked increasingly smooth with 78 yards — his second-most in a regular-season game since last November.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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McMillan smiled and continued on with his availability in front of his locker, unabated.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Kissinger visit coincided with the ending of the ban on political parties in Spain, imposed in 1939 after General Franco’s Nationalists prevailed in the Spanish Civil War.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Last year, rideshare companies prevailed in court after organized labor challenged Proposition 22, an initiative passed in 2020 that exempted Uber and Lyft from having to classify their drivers as employees and grant them benefits.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Eight Arizona hotels in Phoenix, Tucson, Sedona honored Besides being named the best wellness resort in the Americas, Canyon Ranch also maintained its Three Key designation from the Michelin Key award's inaugural year.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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However, despite an explosion on the launch pad during a pre-flight engine test and several explosions and mechanical failures during previous test flights, Musk has long maintained that learning from failures is an integral part of SpaceX's engineering process.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Kept-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept-up. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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