as in holding up
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as in surviving
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 preserving
to keep in good condition kept the house up while the owners were gone
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as in remaining
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 keeping up
Amanda Champagne-Meadows, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026 The Nevada Irrigation District says the increases are necessary to fix aging infrastructure while keeping up with rising costs. —Conor McGill, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 Even for Silicon Valley startups, keeping up with the pace of change is no easy feat. —Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026 If your skin begins looking red or pink, your body may be having a hard time keeping up, a good indicator to take a break in the shade. —Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026 For me, keeping up with bills was never a huge problem. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026 The unlikely pair blasted through the song, with Braxton keeping up on the mic, to the delight of the crowd. —Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026 When times are tough, keeping up the daily grind is a meaningful accomplishment. —Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026 The Felician University women’s softball team plays its home games on the field and has played a key part in keeping up maintenance. —New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the existential problems of the products being produced in the Valley, for Glatzer there’s the logistical issue of keeping up with the extremely fast pace of technology. —Amanda Champagne-Meadows, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026 The Nevada Irrigation District says the increases are necessary to fix aging infrastructure while keeping up with rising costs. —Conor McGill, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 Even for Silicon Valley startups, keeping up with the pace of change is no easy feat. —Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2026 If your skin begins looking red or pink, your body may be having a hard time keeping up, a good indicator to take a break in the shade. —Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026 For me, keeping up with bills was never a huge problem. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026 The unlikely pair blasted through the song, with Braxton keeping up on the mic, to the delight of the crowd. —Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026 When times are tough, keeping up the daily grind is a meaningful accomplishment. —Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026 The Felician University women’s softball team plays its home games on the field and has played a key part in keeping up maintenance. —New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeping up
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Then the Covid pandemic virtually halted travel and all airlines experienced deep losses, only surviving through the help of an industrywide federal bailout.— Donald Judd, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Air Canada’s two pilots, Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, have been credited with saving the lives of the 72 passengers and the two surviving crew members on the plane.— Doha Madani, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
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For all those who insisted the players were preserving their energy for the court, the Nuggets responded with one of the worst playoff quarters in franchise history.— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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And in September 2025, NASA announced that a rock sample collected by Perseverance was found to possibly be preserving evidence of ancient microbial life, known as a biosignature.— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
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Thinly slice remaining 1 scallion on a diagonal; set aside for serving.— Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
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Using Opta’s power rankings to estimate the relative difficulty of each side’s remaining games, Carlos Corberan’s Valencia have the most to fear.— Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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And this is clearly to get to a lasting peace.— NBC news, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
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That experience left a lasting impression.— Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Beyond that, the responsibility passed to Sonoma Water, which is a lot more interested in conserving water for the use of cities and farms.— John Ramos, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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The mix seemed appropriate to higher education, which, after all, dedicates itself both to the very traditional act of conserving knowledge and to producing and disseminating fresh discoveries.— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
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In the first half, Jokic was minus-22 when the gangly center was on the court, continuing an alarming trend in the series.— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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Israeli troops have been burning homes in southern Lebanon, while also continuing to destroy neighborhoods and infrastructure in the area amid Lebanon's truce with Israel, Lebanese media reported.— Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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Artificial Intelligence has evolved from a theoretical concept to a prevailing element of daily life.— Kemba Walden, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
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And despite the whitewashed canvas and angular Swiss lighting, the prevailing sense is not overly precious—this is kick-off-rainboots-and-curl-up territory.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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That debate intensified this March, when city officials outlined multiple options for restructuring the city’s approach to homelessness, including maintaining LAHSA with reforms, shifting responsibilities to the county, or bringing more programs in-house.— Teresa Liu, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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The office also handles business registrations, oversees the state archives and runs a potpourri of other state programs, like commissioning notaries public and maintaining a registry for advance care directives.— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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