keep from
phrasal verb
kept from; keeping from; keeps from
1
: to not do or experience (something)
She found it hard to keep from laughing.
It's difficult to keep from feeling worried about this situation.
It was hard to keep from confusing the twins.
2
: to prevent or stop (someone or something) from doing or experiencing (something)
She's been trying to keep herself from eating too much candy.
An umbrella will keep you from getting wet.
I don't want to keep you from (doing) your work.
3
: to not tell (something) to (someone)
What information are you keeping from me?
They think the government is keeping the truth from us.
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Covert operations expert Zora Bennett (Johansson) attempts to secure the genetic material from the dinosaurs but ends up stranded with a civilian family on an island that holds a secret being kept from humanity for decades.
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Majority Leader John Thune could still have scheduled a vote by the full Senate, at which point Kennedy would have been kept from office only if at least three other Republicans had joined Cassidy in opposition.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Curry, 36, is also managing tendinitis in both knees, which first appeared on the Warriors’ injury report in November and kept from playing back-to-back games until this week’s set at Sacramento and against the Bulls.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Then, pair it with everyday elements to bring it down to earth and keep from feeling too out-of-place.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2025
Majority Leader John Thune could still have scheduled a vote by the full Senate, at which point Kennedy would have been kept from office only if at least three other Republicans had joined Cassidy in opposition.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Curry, 36, is also managing tendinitis in both knees, which first appeared on the Warriors’ injury report in November and kept from playing back-to-back games until this week’s set at Sacramento and against the Bulls.
—Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Then, pair it with everyday elements to bring it down to earth and keep from feeling too out-of-place.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Keep from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20from. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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