in keeping with
idiom
: agreeing with or sharing important qualities with (something)
The decorations in the house are in (perfect) keeping with her personality.
In keeping with the overall design of the park, the playground will remain small.
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And its sculptural quality belies the mechanical wizardry ticking steadily beneath — a quality in keeping with the ethos of the brand’s late founder Roger Dubuis, who emerged as an independent breakout star in watchmaking in the ‘90s.
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Alex Doak, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Starr greeted me with a light fist bump, in keeping with his hypervigilance about avoiding germs.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
The stern tone directed at potential leakers within its workforce was in keeping with the sharp criticism leveled by Trump administration officials, past and present, against the leak of Hillary Clinton’s emails during her 2016 presidential campaign.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2025
Such plans, if true, are very much in keeping with the trend among policymakers in Europe to pursue such ‘offshoring’ schemes.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Alex Doak, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Starr greeted me with a light fist bump, in keeping with his hypervigilance about avoiding germs.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
The stern tone directed at potential leakers within its workforce was in keeping with the sharp criticism leveled by Trump administration officials, past and present, against the leak of Hillary Clinton’s emails during her 2016 presidential campaign.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2025
Such plans, if true, are very much in keeping with the trend among policymakers in Europe to pursue such ‘offshoring’ schemes.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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“In keeping with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20keeping%20with. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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