IN KEEPING WITH Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Conforming to, in harmony with, as in The new wing is in keeping with the house's original architecture , or His actions are not in keeping with his words . This expression uses keeping in the sense of “harmony,” as does its antonym, out of keeping with , as in The funeral arrangements were out of keeping with the family's wishes . [c. 1800] Also see in key ; in line .

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The harsh punishment of Mangione might be in keeping with his chest-thumping on crime, but it’s also bad politics.

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Lake was being a sore loser, in keeping with her refusal to acknowledge electoral defeat, but at least she was not being quoted in the paper about infringements on decorum at the club.

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Democratic staff members with the House Science Committee who agreed to speak on background said the findings indicate that the cuts are partisan and ideological in nature — a trend in keeping with other actions from the Trump administration, which has repeatedly targeted environmental programs in California and other Democratic areas in recent weeks.

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A former maternity risk manager at the trust, Rox-Anne Hetherington, said Morecambe Bay's actions were in keeping with her experience.

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What happened, the columnist continued, "was in keeping with the traditional Indian thinking" to blame the female partner left behind, and also highlighted the "dark side of social media, which tends to find a villain and then sets about demolishing their reputation".

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