keeps (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of keep (on)
1
as in runs on

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2
as in takes on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeps (on)
  1. runs on
  2. takes on
  3. holds on
  4. employs
  5. holds up
  6. retains
  7. persists
  8. recruits
Verb
  • Underneath that big, beautiful screen, the ThinkPad E16 runs on an AMD Ryzen 7 series CPU, which can easily handle everyday multitasking, office work, and even some light gaming sessions when all the work is said and done.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Tick the box for dim sum Served from morning until early afternoon, dim sum is the fuel that Hong Kong runs on.
    — Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs on
Verb
  • The mental load of harder cases As AI takes on routine tasks, human agents may be left dealing with a greater share of complicated cases — and be required to pick up the slack when the technology fails.
    — Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The other game is another SEC matchup as Missouri takes on Ole Miss.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of takes on
Verb
  • The compilation misses remaining in the highest tier by only two rungs, while The Essential Michael Jackson barely holds on inside the bottom quarter of the 200-position roster.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • House Bill 945 establishes new regulations for cryptocurrency kiosks and allows financial institutions to place temporary holds on transactions when elder financial exploitation is suspected.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of holds on
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  • Our parent company, CRH, employs 1,278 people across 59 locations in 48 North Carolina communities to produce the aggregates, asphalt, masonry products, pipe, and precast solutions that make construction possible.
    — Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
  • And when a trillion-dollar company receives generous tax incentives for a building that employs relatively few permanent workers, local officials are entitled to ask what their constituents are getting.
    — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of employs
Verb
  • After much hemming and hawing, Diplo selects an orange flower to purchase and posts a video to his Instagram stories in which the man holds up his shopping bag printed with a website for his wares.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The first kind holds up under pressure, the second kind doesn’t.
    — Flavio Maluf, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of holds up
Verb
  • Despite the protests, Vucic retains considerable support among Serbia's voters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Despite not receiving the endorsement of the faculty guild, Buelna retains the support of a number of faculty members, including the president of the academic senate, Angela Echeverri.
    — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of retains
Verb
  • Dietitians recommend seeing a doctor when sleep trouble persists.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But there's still plant life to be found, especially around the Hoanib River, an ephemeral river that only flows on the surface following heavy rain—though water persists underground both in the river and in springs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of persists
Verb
  • Alvin Cheung, the university’s president and CEO, said the school recruits people who are comfortable participating in medical education and helping students develop clinical skills.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Republican National Committee, for one, recruits observers to keep elections secure and transparent.
    — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
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