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abreast

adverbCommon GRE wordMore A words

side by side and facing the same direction, or up to date with current information

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Abreast in a sentence

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She kept abreast of the latest developments in the field.

Synonyms
alongsideinformedcurrent
Antonyms
behinduninformed

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Modern editors have softened many passages that earlier audiences accepted without protest, finding blank what their grandparents had regarded as merely robust and good-humored.

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Abreast (adverb) means side by side and facing the same direction, or up to date with current information
Here is abreast used in an example sentence: "She kept abreast of the latest developments in the field."
Common synonyms for abreast include alongside, informed, current.
Antonyms of abreast include behind, uninformed.
Abreast is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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