in keeping with
idiom
: agreeing with or sharing important qualities with (something)
The decorations in the house are in (perfect) keeping with her personality.
In keeping with the overall design of the park, the playground will remain small.
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In the triptych’s second panel, Plemons plays Daniel, who, in keeping with the Biblical tenor, soon finds himself in a den of lying.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
But this idea is itself in keeping with current right-wing orthodoxy, which holds that a main reason that young people express more-liberal politics is that they have been unduly brainwashed by nefarious leftists who work as teachers and professors.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Her experiences, combined with up-to-date advice from travel advisors, fellow journalists, and Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards, in keeping with T+L Hotel Values, formed the background for these recommendations.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
The growing field includes a wide range: retreat businesses, operations that sell psychoactive drugs online and congregations that hold worship services regularly in keeping with longstanding traditions.
—Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
But this idea is itself in keeping with current right-wing orthodoxy, which holds that a main reason that young people express more-liberal politics is that they have been unduly brainwashed by nefarious leftists who work as teachers and professors.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Her experiences, combined with up-to-date advice from travel advisors, fellow journalists, and Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards, in keeping with T+L Hotel Values, formed the background for these recommendations.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
The growing field includes a wide range: retreat businesses, operations that sell psychoactive drugs online and congregations that hold worship services regularly in keeping with longstanding traditions.
—Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
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“In keeping with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20keeping%20with. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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