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kept 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

Example Sentences

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"We have the licensing act. It was created quite a long time ago and it hasn't kept up with the reality on the ground," he says.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Pulgarin hadn’t kept up with him after Fraire graduated, aside from one Burbank track meet that Fraire attended as a college freshman to support his former team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Latin American markets have been in a race to the top over the past year, but Mexico hasn’t quite kept up.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Stoking the change is a mismatch between the soaring cost of living in Florida and middling wages that haven’t kept up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

She kept up fairly well, though she switched to English a few times, like for “meatball sub” and “airport.”

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram