keeps up (with)

Definition of keeps up (with)next
present tense third-person singular of keep up (with)
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Verb
  • Now the same will be true for everyone who fills in the remainder of the coaching staff, both for the duration of this season and in the years to come.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There, Sam unleashes reams upon reams of monologues about their past at a teary Mary, who fills in a few gaps.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Meta already notifies parents when their teens discuss self-harm or suicide on Instagram.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
  • And your phones notifies you every few months that an object nine washing machines wide is going to just narrowly skim past.
    Patrick M. Shober, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Welcome to Latest & Greatest, a franchise that celebrates all the shiniest new beauty launches of the month and informs you what’s worth your time and cash.
    Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Meta informs staff layoffs affecting 8,000 employees amid AI push – Amid a massive strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence, Meta has informed its staff of impending layoffs expected to affect approximately 8,000 employees as the tech giant restructures its workforce.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If a guy whose brother is engaged to Taylor Swift can pick a barbecue spot blind and land on a Charlotte favorite, that tells you something.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Parker tells me, grinning in his studio just outside of Los Angeles, in Altadena, in early April.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Navy regularly briefs Courtney on classified matters in his position as ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Seapower subcommittee, which oversees the country’s top defense priority, the Columba ballistic missile submarines built by Electric Boat in Groton.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The trailer immediately briefs fans that season 10 is going to be an emotional rollercoaster.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Excess salt may trigger the immune system to release a molecule called interleukin-16 (IL-16), which acts as a messenger that instructs blood vessel cells to grow old before their time, according to the study.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Each day, Hall instructs her students to look around for friends who aren't there.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For most mammals, water quickly penetrates wet fur and directly contacts the skin, eliminating the coat’s key benefit.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The next time Ray contacts you (hopefully sober), tell him there is nothing more to work out.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and advises parents, students and teachers on how to manage screen time.
    Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The white mailbox out front advises that deliveries should go to the house next door.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Keeps up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeps%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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