- present participle of keep.
keeping
Example Sentences
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The Padres also are in position for an NL wild card, keeping alive the possibility that the Dodgers and Padres could meet in the NL Championship Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Bonta was expected to ask Paramount to divest some cable channels and commit to keeping its movie studio separate from Warner Bros.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Who do these darn Canadians think they are, paying for our federal deficits and keeping a cap on our mortgage rates?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Much like COVID-era social distancing rules, this will lower the risk of H5N1 transmission by keeping birds separate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
I was keeping my eyes on him when that big monkey let out another squall.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
