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as in to celebrate
to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony
keep the Sabbath by not working
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as in to retain
to continue to have in one's possession or power
the money is yours to keep keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone
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as in to fulfill
to do what is required by the terms of
make sure you keep your promise to help out at the homeless shelter
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as in to maintain
to pay the living expenses of
agreed to keep both of their children in off-campus housing until they graduated and found jobs
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as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
enlisted a relative to keep the store while she was away
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as in to control
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to keep your composure no matter what happens
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as in to protect
to drive danger or attack away from
may God bless and keep you
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as in preserving
the act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition
the keep of the stable is mainly left to the two equine-loving daughters
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Recent Examples of keep
Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
With the 100% option, your wife would keep receiving your full $1,180 a month after you're gone.
—Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Barry Collins, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Osaka Castle–Nakanoshima route on the Aqua-Liner Water Bus with a view of the castle’s main keep, gives a magnificent sense of place and history, especially when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom along the river.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Sep. 2024
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Unless specified, use large eggs for baking, so your cookies and bars keep their structure.
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—Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
With the 100% option, your wife would keep receiving your full $1,180 a month after you're gone.
—Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
The Dial The dial is the second part of the package, and one that struggles to earn its keep.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Osaka Castle–Nakanoshima route on the Aqua-Liner Water Bus with a view of the castle’s main keep, gives a magnificent sense of place and history, especially when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom along the river.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Sep. 2024
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Exuberant Syrians observed the first Friday prayers since the ouster of Assad, gathering in the capital's historic main mosque, its largest square and around the country to celebrate the end of half a century of authoritarian rule.ALBERT AJI AND MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Be quick to celebrate moments of achievement and display sincere concern when associates are in pain.Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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First We Feast will retain its team and continue to be led by the existing senior management, with First We Feast founder and Hot Ones creator Schonberger notably assuming the role of CEO and Evans named chief creative officer.Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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Months later, this season’s standout contestants have retained their cultural staying power.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Many of the happiest super-agers never retire and have purposeful jobs that fulfill them.Renée Onque, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the backlog of unfulfilled orders has reached a record 17,000: at current delivery rates, this would take 14 years to fulfill, although the wait time is expected to eventually shorten.Ted Reed, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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And because a big meal produces a huge spike in insulin, your body responds to the sugar and efficiently stores more body fat.Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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Headquartered in Verona, Epic now stores the medical records of more than 250 million patients, according to its website.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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House Republicans have doubled down on their commitment to maintain the McCarthy-Biden agreement's defense spending levels, resisting calls to exceed the cap.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Eating a diet high in fiber and healthy fats, getting regular exercise, and avoiding smoking can help reduce and maintain cholesterol levels.Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
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What was once an overflowing reservoir has shrunk and the same agencies that released water into the Canyon are trying to manage what's left.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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Costs are rising, and insurers are using more controls such as prior authorizations and doctor networks to manage them.Tom Murphy and Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Somewhere along the way, our iPhones and Android devices became our command centers, capable of summoning rides, controlling our homes, and delivering a world of goods to our doorsteps.Dean DeBiase, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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But Congress, ultimately, controls the purse, a fact that has bedeviled Presidents of both parties.Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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There are two types of lymphocytes: B and T. B lymphocytes protect the body by making proteins called antibodies to destroy bacteria, viruses, and fungi in the body.Doru Paul, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
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The issue resulted from the spacecraft’s dwindling power supply, which Voyager’s mission team has tried to protect by turning off nonessential systems.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Keep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keep. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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