hold firm
idiom
: to refuse to change what one has been doing or believing
They are holding firm on their refusal to proceed.
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Always go back to company values and hold firm to them.
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Mind Share Partners, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Sims urged legislators pushing for regulation in Sacramento to hold firm.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Voters in the Senate race must decide whether to hold firm to the MAGA incumbent (Wendy Rogers) or choose the more establishment challenger (Rep. David Cook).
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
Black holes and star formation are promising explanations, but scientists will be watching for fresh JWST results to see which, if any, of the new models hold firm.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2024
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Mind Share Partners, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Sims urged legislators pushing for regulation in Sacramento to hold firm.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
Voters in the Senate race must decide whether to hold firm to the MAGA incumbent (Wendy Rogers) or choose the more establishment challenger (Rep. David Cook).
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
Black holes and star formation are promising explanations, but scientists will be watching for fresh JWST results to see which, if any, of the new models hold firm.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hold firm
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“Hold firm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20firm. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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