Thesaurus results for KEPT UP (WITH)

kept up (with)

verb

past tense of keep up (with)

as in communicated (with)

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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
Over the years, several high-profile fests struggled to stay afloat with consistently strong slates, and dozens of niche festivals filled in the gaps to serve the city’s diverse filmgoers.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

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The commission also instructed Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to present a plan to end free rides on the Metromover rail line that runs through Miami.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Xuan and Zhang sometimes instructed the nannies to strike the children harder, according to Hochman.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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Staff at only 40 of the 73 facilities (55 percent) notified or planned to notify internal Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) staff as recommended.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
The Kanawha County school district, in turn, notified the state of the existence of a new microschool.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026

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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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Israeli strikes have killed at least 1,467 Palestinians in Gaza since a ceasefire was reached with Hamas nearly a year ago, according to the territory's Health Ministry, which doesn't give a breakdown of civilians and militants.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Recently, 10 year and 30 year US Treasury yields reached their highest levels since 2007 and 2002, respectively.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of reached

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Last month, Democracy Docket surpassed 500,000 free email subscribers, the company first told Semafor, including 70,000 subscribers paying $10 a month or $120 per year.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
China-Japan relations have come under heavy strain since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament in November last year that Japan could get militarily involved in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

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