as in to hold back
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottle (up)
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With that in mind, Barca did not hold back in the second leg.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Front-line employees can either supercharge their efforts through AI or hold back the value of transformation through misuse or misunderstanding.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers’ roster continues to be a stress test and a measuring stick.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even so, those figures represent a sharp recovery from early January, when statewide snowpack measured just 2.7 inches — only 10% of the April 1 average and 28% of normal for that date.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Some council members in the city of Monroe tried to take a similar approach to curb LGBTQ+ events.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
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Limits on how frequently a NASCAR team can test have curbed many opportunities drivers once had to take their rental car for a joyride around a racetrack.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Bottle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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