hold in
phrasal verb
held in; holding in; holds in
: to stop (an emotion) from being expressed
Don't hold your feelings in. Let them out.
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The three teenagers are being held in the juvenile section of the detention facility, police said.
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Now facing deportation, the Algerian citizen of Palestinian descent is being held in a detention center in Louisiana.
—Bastiaan Vanacker, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The hostage envoy met directly with Hamas officials in an attempt to secure the release of the five American hostages still held in the Gaza Strip, including Edan Alexander, who is the only remaining American hostage still alive.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Fellow student Mahmoud Khalil was a protest leader and is being held in immigration detention in Louisiana in what some Democratic Senators are calling an abuse of immigration laws.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
Now facing deportation, the Algerian citizen of Palestinian descent is being held in a detention center in Louisiana.
—Bastiaan Vanacker, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The hostage envoy met directly with Hamas officials in an attempt to secure the release of the five American hostages still held in the Gaza Strip, including Edan Alexander, who is the only remaining American hostage still alive.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Fellow student Mahmoud Khalil was a protest leader and is being held in immigration detention in Louisiana in what some Democratic Senators are calling an abuse of immigration laws.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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