keep in
phrasal verb
kept in; keeping in; keeps in
1
: to not show or express (something, such as an emotion)
You shouldn't keep your anger in all the time.
2
: to continue to provide (someone) with (something needed or wanted)
It's very expensive keeping my children in clothes that fit.
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Hartley’s remains were not found among those Gein kept in his home.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 17 Sep. 2025
Therefore, human accessibility experts and user testers with disabilities must always be kept in the loop.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
While a miniature tool or two is advisable to keep in the junk drawer, the whole toolbox definitely doesn’t belong in there, especially as loose tools just floating around amidst clutter.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
The women’s orchestra, separated from their fellow inmates in a special block, was required by their Nazi overseers to play jaunty marches every morning and evening so that other female prisoners kept in step as they were sent to work outside the camp.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 17 Sep. 2025
Therefore, human accessibility experts and user testers with disabilities must always be kept in the loop.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
While a miniature tool or two is advisable to keep in the junk drawer, the whole toolbox definitely doesn’t belong in there, especially as loose tools just floating around amidst clutter.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
The women’s orchestra, separated from their fellow inmates in a special block, was required by their Nazi overseers to play jaunty marches every morning and evening so that other female prisoners kept in step as they were sent to work outside the camp.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Keep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20in. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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