Thesaurus results for KEPT UP (WITH)

kept up (with)

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past tense of keep up (with)

as in communicated (with)

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Hossein Amini did another draft and Watkins filled in to direct.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Fourteen sheriff’s office deputies flanked the courtroom and filled in the spaces between Collins’ family and the defendants’ parents while a clerk read the verdict aloud.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of filled in

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Mandel’s work also informed a 2012 New York Times Magazine column on how the art market thrives on inequality, which argued that fine art belongs less to the broader global economy than to the peculiar economy of the very rich.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Regular two-way communication, where staff are heard, not just informed, combined with genuine empathy for the disruption, gives people something to hold onto.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of informed

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In some reports, customers said the salesperson instructed them to authorize charges flagged by their bank as potentially fraudulent.

— Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
The attack sparked a wave of criticism from European officials, just weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron instructed lawmakers to draft a new protection plan against the growing threat of cyberattacks in the country, and beyond.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of instructed

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Upon entering the school building, Krantz said, officers confirmed that the suspect was dead and found the four other people who died from their injuries, and their families have been notified.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
TikTok Shop recalled the bracelet, notified buyers and said the seller, Perform Pearls, had been removed from the platform.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of notified

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To read the popular press of the time is not invariably to be impressed by the sober and enlightened attitude of that era’s journalists.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
There are probably people who believe this political football paints Republicans who promote Columbus Day as racists and Democrats who promote Indigenous Peoples' Day as enlightened.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of enlightened

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Shanahan balked at an Australian adventure when first apprised in February that the 49ers would be part of it.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy created and runs Sharktivity, a shark-sighting and resource app designed to keep beachgoers apprised of the sharks’ presence.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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Temperatures reached 122 degrees Fahrenheit for about six hours, forcing stores to discard fresh and frozen goods.

— JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
The German government has so far refrained from comment on the trial, pointing out that no verdict has yet been reached and the case is in the hands of the independent judiciary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of reached

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Estefanía Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho told the crowd to expect at least 12 more immigration bills in next year’s legislative session.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Weeks before the shootdown, the spies allegedly reported on the naval airbase in Key West and were told to transmit Brothers to the Rescue flight data back to the Cuban authorities.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

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