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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
City Hall is not keeping up with its side of the bargain.
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
To my spouse Paige Lewis, the past decade sprinting to keep up with your mind has made my own indelibly quicker, wiser, and more humane.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Brockman at times spoke so quickly that the court reporter making a transcript couldn’t keep up, and the judge stepped in to urge him to speak more slowly.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 4 May 2026
The result is these funds have not kept up with the costs to deliver critical services.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
To my spouse Paige Lewis, the past decade sprinting to keep up with your mind has made my own indelibly quicker, wiser, and more humane.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Brockman at times spoke so quickly that the court reporter making a transcript couldn’t keep up, and the judge stepped in to urge him to speak more slowly.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 4 May 2026
The result is these funds have not kept up with the costs to deliver critical services.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep up
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Fred, their oldest surviving child, was suspended from Princeton for cheating, then caught embezzling from his Seattle employer to feed, Church suspected, a gambling habit.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Sox survived a scare in the ninth.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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As any astrophotographer will enthusiastically tell you, such commitment to preserving the darkness of the night sky is a rare find with any accommodation.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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Rubio, himself a Catholic, then worked to highlight some of the issues where there’s agreement between the two sides, like preserving religious freedom.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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For now, though, Lozano remains out of sight, but not out of the conversation.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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First, since no one actually knows the future, guessing, speculating, or simply making things up remains the state of the art for almost everyone involved in describing it.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The unlikely union lasted 10 years and the mutual admiration between the two famed figures never diminished.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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As the recording, which lasts over an hour, continues, Athena’s screams can be heard.—
Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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So jockeys must try to gain space by running at or near the lead while conserving enough energy to make a closing push — and this suits some horses’ styles better than others.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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California Botanic Garden is the largest dedicated exclusively to the state’s native plants and works to conserve native and rare species.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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Burke continued a strong series for Sox starters, following up Noah Schultz’s six scoreless innings Friday with six scoreless of his own.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Yet cross-cultural influence continues to be a key subject of art history, and quotation is still a commonplace practice in contemporary art.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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While not confirmed, the prevailing theory that a Tropicoqueta deluxe is on the way seems plausible.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2026
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Still, with this now primarily a corporate case for the defendants, and a lot of something yucky still to be flung at the docket by both sides heading towards trial, calmer heads and reputations ultimately prevailed.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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This is basically every aerophobic flier’s worst nightmare, and Harlin does a solid job of maintaining the fear factor and shock right up to the moment of Rich’s decision to dump fuel and ditch, since the nearest airport, Guam, is out of range.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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The actors — who first bonded while filming their 1995 rom-com, Two Much — have maintained a famously close relationship despite no longer being married.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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