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adjective

Definition of kept-upnext
as in maintained

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kept up

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verb

past tense of keep up
1
as in survived
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs let's hope that old air conditioner keeps up through this heat wave

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2
as in preserved
to keep in good condition kept the house up while the owners were gone

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3
as in remained
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state let's hope this beautiful weather keeps up for the rest of our vacation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept-up
  1. survived
  2. preserved
  3. remained
  4. lasted
  5. continued
  6. prevailed
  7. maintained
  8. persisted
Verb
  • He is survived by his nieces and nephews, Lori Brown (Janet Brabham), Max Brabham, Erin Wilson (Laurens) and Marc Brown (Betsy), according to an online obituary.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • No one knows better, or has more grace, than the person who has survived the loss of family and country.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of survived
Verb
  • This is where the aforementioned history of Jon Hinson is preserved.
    Elyssa Goodman, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The recording was found in the Kongsberg Jazz Festival archives — after it was long believed that the show had not even been recorded, let alone preserved.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of preserved
Verb
  • The court remained silent as the verdicts were read.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Oil markets have remained unusually stable over the past year since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas on Israel, mainly due to the lack of any threat to the free flow of oil out of the Persian Gulf.
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of remained
Verb
  • His tenure at the top lasted six months.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Even though the strike lasted just three days, the cargo backlog is likely to take over a month to clear, according to project44, a supply chain data company in Chicago.
    Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lasted
Verb
  • The company’s traditional TV division continued to struggle.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Jennings Creek Wildfire, along the New York-New Jersey border, continued to burn Wednesday and was about 30% contained.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of continued
Verb
  • The challengers prevailed before a federal district court, which blocked enforcement one day before the measure was set to take effect.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Bartenders have battled fiercely and only the best have prevailed to the final day, at the end of which, the champion will be unveiled.
    George Koutsakis, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of prevailed
Verb
  • This time around, Apple maintained compatibility with all the iPhones which could run last year’s software, iOS 17.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • He's maintained his innocence amid an avalanche of civil lawsuits over the past year and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of maintained
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  • Such ideas have persisted in modern America, with dangerous consequences.
    Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made by History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Even more remarkably, this effect persisted for at least two months.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of persisted
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