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kept up

VERB

maintain, sustain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hold on

WEAK

balance compete contend continue emulate go on keep pace keep step match pace persevere preserve rival run with vie

Antonyms

WEAK

let go neglect

Example Sentences

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His family left for Australia in 1970 but he has kept up with Southampton, despite the distance and time difference, through his uncle, newspapers, Tv and now, social media.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Pulgarin hadn’t kept up with him after Fraire graduated, aside from one Burbank track meet that Fraire attended as a college freshman to support his former team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Most private-credit loans go to companies bought by private equity, but the pace of buyouts hasn’t kept up with the flood of money pouring into the credit funds.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

But incomes haven’t kept up with home prices, which now average about five times the median income—up from roughly three times in the mid-1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Pet kept up with her easily, its strides swallowing up her smaller steps.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi