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
  • Bettmann Archive/Getty Images So, with the blessing of his boss, Rep. Sidney Yates, D-Ill., Alderman inserted some language in the appropriations process: The Committee has provided no funding for crowd counting activities associated with gatherings held on federal property in Washington, D.C.
    Tamara Keith, NPR, 17 Jan. 2025
  • For now, hold on to see what Samsung has to offer at next week’s Galaxy S25 launch.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of hold on
Verb
  • Wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area continued to burn mostly out of control on Thursday, with at least five blazes engulfing more than 45 square miles.
    Max Butterworth, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Yesterday, as the fires continued to spread and burn large areas of Los Angeles, the Oscars, voting for which began Wednesday morning, extended its voting window until Tuesday, Jan. 14, with the 2025 Oscars nominations announcement postponed until Sunday, Jan. 19.
    Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of continue
Verb
  • In fact, scientists have an enormous opportunity right now to take on the role of fact-checkers themselves.
    Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • And finally, and most importantly, avoid taking on new debt unless absolutely necessary.
    Chad Van Horn, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of take on
Verb
  • The surviving developers are struggling to finish projects and barely taking on new apartment buildings.
    Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Almost all of the houses in their cul-de-sac, in west Altadena had survived.
    Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of survive
Verb
  • Finally, pay a visit to a former U.S. Weather Bureau Station building which now functions as a welcome center but retains its 1901 appearance and can give further insight into weather forecasting sciences of the past.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
  • If the buyer is not a U.S. company and does not desire to grant stock options or equity incentives, what types of cash compensation plans will the buyer use to retain key employees of the seller?
    AllBusiness, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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
  • The market works reasonably well in connecting high-skilled workers to job opportunities around the globe.
    Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Definition of job
Verb
  • Zoom in: Racial disparities in cancer death rates also persisted, according to the data.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
  • GitHub’s crackdown is incomplete, as the code—along with others taken down by the developer site—also persists in other repositories on the platform.
    Lydia Morrish, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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 20 Jan. 2025.

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