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: conformity
in keeping with good taste
out of keeping with the decor
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Examples of keeping in a Sentence
put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation
my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping
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Happily, even the base Murano is loaded up with blind-spot warning and intervention, rear automatic braking, forward collision warning, parking sensors, lane keeping assist, and adaptive cruise control.
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Make boxes for keeping, donating, and storing—these will come in handy.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
In keeping, the brand has dressed Saldaña for some of the biggest red carpet moments.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 16 Feb. 2025
Go for Consistency In the keeping room, Salmon continued the kitchen’s blue-and-green theme, topping a custom octagonal table with a skirt made with Thibaut and Soane fabrics and dressing a chandelier (found at an estate sale) in block print shades.
—Diana Oates, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Make boxes for keeping, donating, and storing—these will come in handy.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
In keeping, the brand has dressed Saldaña for some of the biggest red carpet moments.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 16 Feb. 2025
Go for Consistency In the keeping room, Salmon continued the kitchen’s blue-and-green theme, topping a custom octagonal table with a skirt made with Thibaut and Soane fabrics and dressing a chandelier (found at an estate sale) in block print shades.
—Diana Oates, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Keeping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keeping. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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