keeps (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of keep (on)
1
as in runs on

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2
as in takes on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeps (on)
  1. runs on
  2. takes on
  3. holds on
  4. employs
  5. holds up
  6. retains
  7. persists
  8. recruits
Verb
  • One senator can force a week of debate on a popular bill, the government often runs on zombie continuing resolutions, and securing an amendment vote often requires consent from all 100 senators.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That kind of connection runs on proximity, timing and the unscripted read of another person’s face when an idea lands.
    — Jennifer Hoffmann, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs on
Verb
  • My first game starts early in the day as Alabama takes on Mississippi State.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Clarks x Damson Madder Damson Madder x Clarks Originals collection, which launched Thursday, features two fresh takes on Clarks archive styles.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of takes on
Verb
  • The compilation misses remaining in the highest tier by only two rungs, while The Essential Michael Jackson barely holds on inside the bottom quarter of the 200-position roster.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • House Bill 945 establishes new regulations for cryptocurrency kiosks and allows financial institutions to place temporary holds on transactions when elder financial exploitation is suspected.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of holds on
Verb
  • Siemens Healthineers is a medical technology company headquartered in Erlangen, Germany, and employs 74,000 people worldwide.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Starship also employs different engines than the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy — Raptors rather than Merlins.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of employs
Verb
  • Playing surface holds up After concerns about the playing surface this week, the grass field at the Maracana appeared to hold up pretty well.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Vogue’s coverage points to the enduring appeal of ’90s supermodel beauty, built around a balance between bold and natural elements that still holds up in 2026.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of holds up
Verb
  • Rice University researchers found that the material retains directional spin fluctuations even after conventional magnetic order disappears.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Trump retains enormous influence among the Republican voters who powered his ascent, even as dissatisfaction with his leadership threatens candidates who must appeal beyond his most committed supporters.
    — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of retains
Verb
  • This story persists, even though the Plath scholar Janet Badia, in her foundational book Sylvia Plath and the Mythology of Women Readers, proved definitively that these protests never happened.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • What’s even more interesting is that the pattern persists above the temperature where uranium ditelluride stops being superconducting.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of persists
Verb
  • Monét released a trailer for Frequency of Love, which recruits a range of collaborators across R&B, including SZA, Bruno Mars, Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, Chlöe and Lucky Daye.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Lioness Program recruits female operatives who go undercover and infiltrate the inner circles of enemy targets by getting close to the women connected to them.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of recruits
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“Keeps (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeps%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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