kept up (with)

verb

past tense of keep up (with)
as in communicated (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kept up (with)
  1. filled in
  2. informed
  3. instructed
  4. notified
  5. enlightened
  6. apprised
  7. reached
  8. told
Verb
  • And the vacuum here, which was filled in by complete cheerleaders a little bit, is very scary to me.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this year, Colman Domingo, Tiffany Haddish, Anthony Anderson, and Ike Barinholtz all filled in so Kimmel could go fishing.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of filled in
Verb
  • As she was being evaluated, a doctor informed her she had been flagged for receiving excessive pain medication prescriptions.
    — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • King Charles was informed of their move a few days before the announcement.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of informed
Verb
  • The judge ruled the city is authorized to address the nuisance conditions, either by boarding up buildings or demolishing them, and instructed Olive Park’s owners to reimburse the city for the work.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial did not reach a verdict Tuesday and was instructed by the judge to return to court Wednesday for a fifth day of deliberations.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • An employee at the home alerted the director, who notified police on June 25.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • His family was notified later in the day when his identity was confirmed, Holtz said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of notified
Verb
  • Kevin Dickinson The Learning Curve Every era believes it is enlightened.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 31 July 2026
  • This facility really enlightened the physics of that operation considerably.
    — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of enlightened
Verb
  • My editor has asked me to keep her apprised of my heart rate.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Jolley stressed the importance of keeping the Health and Human Services appropriations staff apprised of the agency's finances.
    — Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 30 June 2026
Definition of apprised
Verb
  • That’s the group of free agents who garner the most attention, players who have reached six years of service time or more.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The companies’ interest in the Monarch data center shows how the feeding frenzy for compute has reached a new pitch as AI companies look to nail down capacity amid the AI buildout.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of reached
Verb
  • Her parents have been told to prepare for the worst, according to reports.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, told reporters, per NBC, that his client now had enough letters from supporters to fill three banker’s boxes.
    — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of told
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