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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That is in keeping with the position of experts, who have maintained for years that increases in autism cases are a mere function of better screening and a widening of the diagnostic criteria of what constitutes the condition.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
After the dust settled, DeChambeau had the opportunity to return to the subject, explaining that both McIlroy's attitude and his own words were in keeping with the logic of the moment.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
McDonnell and some of his supporters have said his administration handed over only the most dangerous criminals to federal authorities, in keeping with the laws.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—Alex Doak, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
After the dust settled, DeChambeau had the opportunity to return to the subject, explaining that both McIlroy's attitude and his own words were in keeping with the logic of the moment.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
McDonnell and some of his supporters have said his administration handed over only the most dangerous criminals to federal authorities, in keeping with the laws.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—Alex Doak, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
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“In keeping with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20keeping%20with. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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