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as in to survive
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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2
as in to preserve
to keep in good condition
kept the house up while the owners were gone
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as in to remain
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 keep up
In tandem with the talks, both sides have kept up offensive military actions along the roughly 620-mile front line and carried out deep strikes.
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Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
In tandem with the talks, both sides have kept up offensive military actions along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line and carried out deep strikes.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The mainstream media can hardly keep up reporting all of these idiocies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
And in a bid to keep up with other regions broadening the types of productions that can receive subsidies, TV shows consisting of two or more episodes of at least 20 minutes would qualify for the program, which currently only allows series with episodes of at least 40 minutes to qualify.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 5 June 2025
In tandem with the talks, both sides have kept up offensive military actions along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line and carried out deep strikes.
—Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
The mainstream media can hardly keep up reporting all of these idiocies.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
And in a bid to keep up with other regions broadening the types of productions that can receive subsidies, TV shows consisting of two or more episodes of at least 20 minutes would qualify for the program, which currently only allows series with episodes of at least 40 minutes to qualify.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep up
Verb
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Her child survived and, for a short while, reigned as king.—
Erica Stern
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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The $56 million might even survive the president’s budget.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Wash linen sheets every one to two weeks using a gentle cycle and cool to lukewarm water to preserve the fibers and prevent shrinkage.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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The investment money is used to help create or preserve U.S. jobs.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Only three players remained under par, the fewest in seven years at the U.S. Open.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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Smoke remains visible in some interior areas of the burn.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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Though school hours in California might range from about 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Olsen said drivers should still be cautious when passing by a school zone because after-school programs can last until 6 p.m.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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Jennifer Wills, President and Chief Growth Officer of Kelleher International, has seen the challenges of HNW CEOs, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists firsthand, dedicating her career to combating loneliness with lasting love.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Health officials also recommend conserving energy, using environmentally friendly household and cleaning products, and running a portable air purifier or a central air conditioning system with the fresh air intake closed or set on recirculate.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Floating solar panels appear to conserve water while generating green electricity.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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The upcoming launch will be just the second of about 80 in the years ahead as Amazon continues to amass its satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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However, many protesters continue to demonstrate peacefully, and critics argue that Trump's heavy-handed response has inflamed tensions rather than calming them.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Set boundaries that range from strict legal compliance that can’t be ignored or changed to issues where common sense prevails.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Cooler heads prevailed on Friday, with Musk and Trump refraining from slinging direct insults at each other.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Which is why one of Google’s top security brains has also urged all users to stop using their passwords, which are painful to maintain and prone to phishing attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Currently in Phase One of a three-phase development effort, the program is working on how to most accurately and efficiently direct power, correcting the beam wavefront to maintain quality, making the system throttleable, and reduce conversion losses across the relays.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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“Keep up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keep%20up. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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