keeps up

verb

Definition of keeps upnext
present tense third-person singular of keep up
1
as in lasts
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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2
as in preserves
to keep in good condition kept the house up while the owners were gone

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3
as in remains
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 Synonyms for keeps up
  1. lasts
  2. preserves
  3. remains
  4. survives
  5. conserves
  6. continues
  7. prevails
  8. maintains
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
  • Supporting comprehensive dialogue would help establish a representative government that preserves Syria’s territorial integrity and protects minority rights, while reducing the likelihood that Iran or other external actors exploit minority groups to gain influence.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Saturday on Ventura Land Trust area preserves.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of preserves
Verb
  • Apart from the new makeover, the design remains unchanged.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Despite this change, Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner remains confident.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of remains
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
  • That means the agency stops paying out for previous disasters and conserves its money for life-saving missions during any new ones.
    Mae Anderson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
  • This not only conserves landfill space but also promotes recycling and resource conservation.
    Ganes Kesari, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of conserves
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  • Balloons by Tommy continues in Bensenville with his husband, Scott DeLorenzo.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of continues
Verb
  • Sauer’s tone of reassurance prevails, grounded in the thesis that our divisions rest on a more or less shared moral system.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • With boxers, common sense seldom prevails.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of prevails
Verb
  • Nosferatu could have easily tipped into camp or outright silliness, but Eggers’ direction and visual aesthetic maintains a solemn tone of dread throughout the film.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Great Lakes ice maintains ecosystem health, recreation, infrastructure The impacts of low ice cover are far-reaching, and what happens in the winter matters for the rest of the year.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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