keeps (on)

verb

Definition of keeps (on)next
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. persists
  2. employs
  3. continues
  4. lasts
  5. retains
  6. survives
  7. exists
  8. pays
Verb
  • In fact, the poverty that persists in Haiti today is directly tied to this economic strangulation.
    Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made by History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The work stoppage threatens to reignite inflation and cause layoffs in related industries if the work stoppage persists, experts said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of persists
Verb
  • The house is paid for by Nina’s dad (Geoffrey Owens), who also employs Junior when Junior isn’t skipping key meetings to go to sit-downs with advertising agencies and stuff.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The company currently employs 30 people.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of employs
Verb
  • The militant group continues to fire rockets into Israel in return and is mounting an effort to repel IDF forces from the steep hills of the south.
    Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Northern lights activity to increase in 2025 Electromagnetic activity is increasing as the sun continues to reach the height of its 11-year solar cycle, which NASA said is expected to be in 2025.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of continues
Verb
  • Users love how long the deodorant lasts—in more ways than one.
    Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rich, velvety and savory palate, waxy notes, and oak tannins ending on a finish that lasts forever.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lasts
Verb
  • That would put the potential launch of the Pixel 9a in early March, although the early launch of the Pixel 9 family could mean the 9a retains a slot near May’s I/O Developer conference.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This group of insiders, including early investors, often retains significant control, notably through pre-minted coins.
    Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of retains
Verb
  • But much of what survives are school children’s copies of other works, an indication that children learned by dictation with the student copying what a teacher said or wrote.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The longer a contestant survives, the more money that person makes.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of survives
Verb
  • But some talk exists of instituting a four-year limit.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • While Phillips' films were always intended to be a standalone project that exists in a distinctly different timeline than the DC Extended Universe, Folie à Deux's closing twist shines a whole new light on the origin story of this world's canonical Joker, who—spoiler alert—isn't Arthur.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of exists
Verb
  • Being in a city during a once-on-a-lifetime aurora display, particularly while a comet pays the inner solar system a visit, is to be avoided.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The same's true for a recent college graduate with W-2 income, who pays student loan interest.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of pays
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Thesaurus Entries Near keeps (on)

keep (someone) posted

keeps (on)

keeps one's eyes open (for)

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