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keep up

VERB
maintain, sustain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hold on
WEAK
balance compete contend continue emulate go on keep pace keep step match pace persevere preserve rival run with vie
Antonyms
WEAK
let go neglect

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Other American tech firms like Anthropic, Google, and Perplexity raced to keep up, spending billions of US dollars creating rival LLM systems.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Kids need space to romp freely, and parents need enough energy to keep up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

But there’s a lot more to Meta than that product, including aggressive capital spending to keep up in the AI race and the loss of two landmark social-media addiction trials last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Low fees, Bogle’s mantra, have long helped it keep up with market indexes.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The older swamp man has a book in his hands, and several swamp kids try to keep up with him.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas