keeps (on)

verb

Definition of keeps (on)next
present tense third-person singular of keep (on)
1
as in runs on

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2
as in takes on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeps (on)
  1. persists
  2. employs
  3. continues
  4. lasts
  5. retains
  6. survives
  7. exists
  8. hires
Verb
  • The boy persists, and Jamie barks at him to take off his coat and shirt.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But women’s representation in commercial real estate as a whole and in its top positions hasn’t changed meaningfully, according to the study, and the gender compensation gap persists and in recent years even widened.
    Colette Coleman, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of persists
Verb
  • The tracker relies on radar technology and satellites to keep tabs on Santa, according to NORAD, which notes those methods are the same ones the agency employs to protect skies over North America.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • On September 16, Forest Service chief Randy Moore held a staff-wide videoconference, which was then released to the public, explaining how the massive agency, which employs approximately 30,000 people, would address the shortfall.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of employs
Verb
  • The team’s work continues to show the great diversity of shapes and sizes of creatures of the deep.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Schaefer continues to play better and better and looks to be in a premier role for Canada to start the tournament.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of continues
Verb
  • The speaker is built for extended outdoor outings, too, with a battery that lasts up to 24 hours per charge and IP67 protection against water and dust.
    Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Fashion trends come and go, but style lasts forever.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of lasts
Verb
  • He will not be traded, in my mind, unless Anaheim retains half of his remaining salary.
    Pierre LeBrun, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In addition, artificial turf retains heat, often reaching temperatures of 150-180 degrees Fahrenheit on warm, sunny days.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of retains
Verb
  • Drew’s captures all of it in this love letter to a format that unexplicably survives, if only as a memory or souvenir.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Mikaela and Kieran escape and blow the place sky high … but Desmond survives.
    Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of survives
Verb
  • If this isn’t something that exists next year, the network should be crushed for it.
    Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The content is often not fact-checked and exists mostly to get clicks.
    Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of exists
Verb
  • Once again, there’s a selection bias - an author who hires a ghostwriter likely will invest more in promotion and other factors that increase sales.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Then, filled with admiration for this person who has turned a simple space into a something transcendental, the patron hires Tóth to oversee construction on a community center in the modest burg of Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of hires
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Thesaurus Entries Near keeps (on)

keep (someone) posted

keeps (on)

keeps one's eyes open (for)

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“Keeps (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeps%20%28on%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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