abreast of

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au courant adj.
beside adv.

ADJECTIVE

au courant

Synonyms

WEAK

aware cognizant current enlightened hip informed knowledgeable up on up to speed up-to-date up-to-the-minute well-informed

ADVERB

beside

Synonyms

WEAK

a step from adjacent to adjoining alongside aside at one's elbow at the edge of at the side of bordering on by cheek by jowl close at hand close to close upon connected with contiguous to fornent in juxtaposition near nearby neck and neck neighboring next door to nigh opposite overlooking round side by side verging on with

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abreast of

As part of the company’s initiative to grow revenue and stay abreast of competition, the Wall Street Journal reported last month that OpenAI is shelving “side quests” to focus on core enterprise and productivity tools.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026

WSJ keeps you abreast of developments with live coverage here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

“It was a continuous evolution to ensure that we were staying abreast of everything that was going on and everybody was maintaining a basic skill set,” says Neuman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025

Inslee is not, he told me, against staying abreast of public opinion per se.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025

For five full strokes, all seven boats stayed absolutely abreast of one another, their crews digging hard.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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