keep (on)

verb

Definition of keep (on)next
1
as in to hold on

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2
as in to lay on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep (on)
  1. hold on
  2. continue
  3. take on
  4. survive
  5. retain
  6. kick
  7. job
  8. persist
Verb
  • Monk had been booked into the Santa Rita Jail about a month earlier and had been held on $2,500 bail while facing a misdemeanor charge of threatening a bus driver after an argument over whether Monk should wear a face mask on the bus, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Residents of the area also hold on to their agricultural roots.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of hold on
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  • The sellouts continue at Folsom Field, as 54,646 packed the stadium on Saturday for the fourth-largest crowd ever for a CU home game.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • More meaningful, perhaps, is the criticism that reflects the continuing divisions between the party’s left and center that Biden’s presidency papered over — a conflict that seems destined to be revived in the coming months and years.
    Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of continue
Verb
  • Established nonprofits took on 11 of the properties, mostly those newer and in better condition, leaving 18 in limbo.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The film then documents the group taking on a different approach, gathering evidence for a legal case.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of take on
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  • He is survived by his daughter Heather Edwards, brother Bill, and a granddaughter, as well as another daughter, Sallie Edwards, who told the New York Times that complications from a stroke were the cause of his death.
    Michael Savio, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • July 14: Trump survives an assassination attempt at his Butler, Pa. rally days before the Republican National Convention.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of survive
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  • In America, no incumbent party with presidential approval ratings as low as Biden’s has ever retained power.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
  • In some good news, Nvidia is upgrading the Priority tier for GeForce Now to support a higher display resolution while retaining the $9.99 cost.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of retain
Verb
  • The annual SharonFest, kicking off July 28, is a party with a purpose.
    Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 20 July 2017
  • Indianapolis kicks off its four-game preseason schedule on Aug. 13 against the Detroit Lions.
    Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 18 July 2017
Definition of kick
Verb
  • This is likely because most ATS relies on artificial intelligence to track keywords in resumes and compares it to job descriptions to help narrow the applicant pool to only the most qualified candidates.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The defendant in that case, Christina Marie Chapman, 49, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, and co-conspirators compromised the identities of more than 60 people living in the US and used their personal information to get North Koreans IT jobs across more than 300 US companies.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of job
Verb
  • But Latino voter dissatisfaction persisted despite better economic markers as the election progressed.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • If the drought persists, who’s going to feel it the most?
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of persist
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Thesaurus Entries Near keep (on)

keeping up (with)

keep (on)

keep one's eyes open (for)

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“Keep (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keep%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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