as in to survive
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore
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Recent Examples of hold out
The pass rusher is coming off a season with the Jets in which he was traded from the Eagles last March and held out for the first seven weeks of last season.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Shemar Moore is holding out hope for the future of S.W.A.T.
Hours after news broke that the CBS series was canceled for the third time on Thursday, March 6, the show’s star spoke out in a video posted on Instagram.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Sharks forward Luke Kunin, another pending UFA, is reportedly being held out of the team’s lineup on Thursday for roster management purposes.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Ohio dealer Rhett Ricart, who sells GM and Ford vehicles among other brands, held out hope for a quick deal to avert a crisis.
—Nora Eckert, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Shemar Moore is holding out hope for the future of S.W.A.T.
Hours after news broke that the CBS series was canceled for the third time on Thursday, March 6, the show’s star spoke out in a video posted on Instagram.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Sharks forward Luke Kunin, another pending UFA, is reportedly being held out of the team’s lineup on Thursday for roster management purposes.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Ohio dealer Rhett Ricart, who sells GM and Ford vehicles among other brands, held out hope for a quick deal to avert a crisis.
—Nora Eckert, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold out
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It’s supposed to be a joyous occasion, when families gather for feasts and purchase new clothes for children — but most of Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians are just trying to survive.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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It’s supposed to be a joyous occasion when families feast and purchase new clothes for children, but most of Gaza’s 2 million people are just trying to survive.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Such separations, which have even involved infants and toddlers, can cause lasting psychological harm to children and irreparable damage to their brains, according to a report by the American Psychological Association.—
George B. Sánchez-Tello,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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The sides were supposed to begin negotiations in early February on the ceasefire’s next phase, in which Hamas was to release the remaining 59 hostages — 35 of them believed to be dead — in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners, a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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And neither a coach nor his communications staff can control the prevailing narrative in outside media, or prevent anything outside a closed locker room from being seen, heard, recorded and posted by somebody and becoming viral, as was the case in the tunnel in Raleigh’s Lenovo Center.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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Late Thursday morning, a festive cheer prevailed among tens of thousands of folks downtown.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Hold out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20out. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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