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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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"We have the licensing act. It was created quite a long time ago and it hasn't kept up with the reality on the ground," he says.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The Rainbow Warriors kept up pressure, winning the first set 25-15.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 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

“What’s in it for me?” he whispered back, his arms wrapping around me in what was probably the most awkward and weird hug of my life as he kept up the bizarre charade.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin