in keeping with

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: agreeing with or sharing important qualities with (something)

The decorations in the house are in (perfect) keeping with her personality.

In keeping with the overall design of the park, the playground will remain small.

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Rubio said the inclusive presentation was in keeping with the effort, begun by Pope Francis, to make the church less clerical and more reflective of the real world. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Along with back-end efficiencies, real estate sales and layoffs, higher streaming rates are expected, in keeping with inflation across the media sector of late. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Russ keeps the storytelling very straightforward and very much in keeping with the style that ESPN and HBO sports documentaries have codified over the years. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 This is in keeping with what CFO Michael Santomassimo said at a Barclays conference last month . — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in keeping with

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