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as in to survive
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave
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as in to preserve
to keep in good condition
kept the house up while the owners were gone
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as in to remain
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
let's hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation
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Recent Examples of keep up
From 1979 to 2020, worker productivity jumped but hourly pay did not keep up when adjusted for inflation.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
For Aston Martin, a Fifth-Place Finish Again: Its season began with so much promise, but the team was unable to keep up with the leaders.
—Phillip Horton, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Mainstream audiences may not have always been ready for the task of keeping up with him, but Lynch’s desire to make these swerves is essential to the continued potency of his art.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Bishop O’Dowd improved to 10-6. Centennial-Las Vegas 81, No. 7 Piedmont 66
Youthful Piedmont kept up with the visitors from Nevada for a while at O’Dowd before Centennial pulled away in the fourth.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
For Aston Martin, a Fifth-Place Finish Again: Its season began with so much promise, but the team was unable to keep up with the leaders.
—Phillip Horton, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Mainstream audiences may not have always been ready for the task of keeping up with him, but Lynch’s desire to make these swerves is essential to the continued potency of his art.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Bishop O’Dowd improved to 10-6. Centennial-Las Vegas 81, No. 7 Piedmont 66
Youthful Piedmont kept up with the visitors from Nevada for a while at O’Dowd before Centennial pulled away in the fourth.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep up
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The surviving developers are struggling to finish projects and barely taking on new apartment buildings.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Almost all of the houses in their cul-de-sac, in west Altadena had survived.—
Emily Witt,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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According to Clark, a slower thaw preserves the texture of the cheese.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Systemic reforms are needed to preserve its role as a tool for human freedom.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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As Alonso remains unsigned and his suitors dwindle, a surprising team could swoop in to sign him.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Editor’s picks The conversation also explores how certain films remain out of reach.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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Rubio’s memo reportedly did not provide additional details about the suspension policy, including how long any such suspension periods may last.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
24 Jan. 2025
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Even before the first phase is completed, the fragile cease-fire agreement that has paused 15 months of war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas faces increasingly long odds of lasting or even reaching phase two.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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He’s also conserved water by changing his planting patterns, leaving the debris from the prior crop on the soil to limit evaporation.—
Daniel Desrochers,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Scarce magazines of Tomahawk missiles can be conserved for the highest-value targets while masses of Barracudas can tackle everything else, and so on.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Portions of Southern California near Los Angeles remain under a red flag warning as Santa Ana winds continue to blow.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The companies could face some $850 billion in fines for continuing to make the app accessible to Americans.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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But a pair of clerks prevailed on one justice to read The Autobiography of Malcolm X.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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And, lucky for us, these good mutations prevail a lot of the time.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Jan. 2025
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In a tall pot, heat a neutral oil to 350ºF and try to maintain this temperature when frying the corn dogs.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Samsung believes other hardware upgrades are more than enough to maintain the same $1,299.99 price.—
Todd Haselton,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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