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Recent Examples of beholden
Anyone that wanted to reserve time in the July 19 final was beholden to a full-tourney pledge of as much as $30 million, although your mileage will vary based on any number of extrinsic variables.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026
There is also concern about being beholden to just a handful of American tech CEOs.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
But Netanyahu was beholden for his political future to the radical minority that supported it, and constantly catered to their whims.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Yet there’s another genre to which Hill was and continued to be equally beholden, and that’s the Hollywood musical.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026
There is also concern about being beholden to just a handful of American tech CEOs.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
But Netanyahu was beholden for his political future to the radical minority that supported it, and constantly catered to their whims.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Yet there’s another genre to which Hill was and continued to be equally beholden, and that’s the Hollywood musical.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beholden
Adjective
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The spokesperson did not respond to specific questions including what the legal basis would be for rescinding obligated funding.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This sentiment focuses on recognizing a specific sacrifice—not just offering thanks or telling your mom you’re indebted to her.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
7 May 2026
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Films like this one, heavily indebted to Irish folk horror, rarely wrap up cleanly.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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“Beholden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beholden. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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