keep up (with)

verb

Definition of keep up (with)next
as in to communicate (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keep up (with)
  1. fill in
  2. notify
  3. inform
  4. instruct
  5. tell
  6. clue
  7. familiarize
  8. advise
Verb
  • By filling in those gaps at the time of retrieval with the most likely possibility, your memory system can actually be quicker and be more flexible and work online in a timely manner.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • An only child in a home filled in equal parts by silence and books, Laura was grateful for a friend.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of fill in
Verb
  • When the presence of immigration enforcement is confirmed on campus, colleges and universities must notify the campus community, per a law in effect till January 2031.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Taylor Wallace, owner of The Gem, a coffee shop adjacent to the film set, said he was never notified about the shoot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of notify
Verb
  • At the opening, Lafayette 148 NorthPark will feature its fall 2026 collection, including exclusive leather colorways created for Dallas, precise tailoring and signature white shirts informed by the archives and three decades of craftsmanship.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Livia’s unease informs her skepticism of politics; in linking the two, Kingsolver conflates class and culture, using the former as an excuse for what really just seems to be Livia’s constitutional conservatism.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inform
Verb
  • Intelligence without effective boundaries can pursue an objective exactly as instructed while producing consequences nobody intended.
    — Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • An aluminum plant near the laboratory instructed staff to wear masks as a precautionary measure.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • Serena tells him his former boss Elliott Wyatt recommended him highly, which is strange given his former reticence.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • After the election, legislating is an obvious place to go, given the public and many lawmakers in both parties want to see something done, the tech industry source told Semafor.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tell
Verb
  • Some of the film’s chaos is by design to clue viewers into the demands and desires of Ryan’s life as his obligations pull him in countless competing directions.
    — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Condensation Ragsdale says that condensation can also clue you into a problem.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of clue
Verb
  • Take a moment to familiarize yourself — and your family — with this important information.
    — Lillian Bonsignore, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • While waiting for the prisoners to emerge out of the federal courthouse elevators, attorneys were seen searching online to quickly familiarize themselves with the case, which has already led to four convictions in May.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of familiarize
Verb
  • However, a letter Lowen uncovers later claims the manuscript was purely fictional and a writing exercise she was advised to do by her publisher.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Forge has brought in Head of Gaming & Interactive Experiences Léonidas Vesperini and former Lionsgate SVP Marc Lorber is advising the company, which launched over the summer.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of advise
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