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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Ensuring that all supporting documents for transactions are kept in the right order is equally critical.
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Ivan Lunegov, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Well, of course, because the elephant, which was like pretty much all elephants in captivity for commercial exploitation, was being kept in a completely unnatural state, in extreme stress.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
Just keep in mind that the Gel-Trabuco 12 isn’t waterproof.
—Kristin Canning, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
You might have been kept in solitary confinement all that time; there might be a quite large time span between the two.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ivan Lunegov, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Well, of course, because the elephant, which was like pretty much all elephants in captivity for commercial exploitation, was being kept in a completely unnatural state, in extreme stress.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
Just keep in mind that the Gel-Trabuco 12 isn’t waterproof.
—Kristin Canning, SELF, 10 Jan. 2025
You might have been kept in solitary confinement all that time; there might be a quite large time span between the two.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Keep in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20in. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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