kept (on)

verb

Definition of kept (on)next
past tense of keep (on)
1
as in held on

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2
as in signed (up or on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept (on)
  1. kicked
  2. employed
  3. continued
  4. retained
  5. survived
  6. persisted
  7. hired
  8. lasted
Verb
  • Minnesota kicked a field goal on the ensuing drive to take a 17-7 lead.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Equally by that time, the women’s game generally will surely have kicked on again.
    Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of kicked
Verb
  • In the food industry, detailed market transaction data is employed to inform suppliers what to sell, stock and distribute.
    Virgil Bretz, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of employed
Verb
  • Crosby continued his nearly 20-year assault on the Philadelphia Flyers with a 4-point outburst as the Penguins rolled to a 7-3 victory at PPG Paints Arena in their final game before the Christmas break.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • While Jones has found less success to this point in his rookie season, Mitchell has only continued to increase his impact on the team.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of continued
Verb
  • Leicester have retained their former men’s training ground, Belvoir Drive, just outside the city centre, which is situated in a housing estate, and there is so far no information on the Land Registry of a sale.
    Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Producers hold onto their rights and their IP and the value from our spend is retained in the UK, not across the Atlantic.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of retained
Verb
  • In addition to his wife, Cohen is survived by children Benjamin, Gabriel and Lily Cohen.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Detroit survived a five-interception Goff game thanks to Bates, who squeezed clutch kicks of 58 and 52 yards between the uprights.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of survived
Verb
  • But residents’ complaints about conditions have persisted for decades, with protests intensifying in 2021.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The fish had effectively died out of these waters years earlier, but have since persisted in the clean water.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of persisted
Verb
  • McCarthy was hired two days later.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • He was hired after Dodgers executive Lon Rosen saw an episode of the family’s reality television series, For Peete’s Sake, which focused on helping RJ land a job.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of hired
Verb
  • At a special meeting on Thursday that lasted nearly two hours, the city council interviewed the final three candidates out of a pool of 17 applicants.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Titans on the clock The Patriots’ stint atop the 2025 NFL Draft board lasted all of seven days.
    Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of lasted
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Thesaurus Entries Near kept (on)

kept (from)

kept (on)

kept one's eyes open (for)

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