hold (in)

verb

Definition of hold (in)next
as in to hide

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
  1. hide
  2. conceal
  3. veil
  4. mask
  5. secrete
  6. obscure
  7. cloak
Verb
  • At the time, wolves were still considered predatory varmints to be shot from airplanes, trapped and snared for $100 bounty and whatever hides would bring.
    Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Set in a swanky apartment hidden above a cobblestone street, this intimate cooking class teaches you both the simplicity and complexity of Italian pasta.
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of hide
Verb
  • In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a catastrophic stroke, a debilitating event meticulously concealed from the American public.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But Hegseth's decision to conceal the settlement—choosing self-preservation over honesty—is disqualifying.
    Greg Kelly, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of conceal
Verb
  • In a mission veiled in secrecy, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, sending a military Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite to a medium orbit about 12,000 miles above Earth, Space News reports.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Then their decayed remains began to turn up in the dense national forest that surrounds Placerville, dumped behind rocks or deep in ravines veiled by towering pines.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of veil
Verb
  • The disconnect was palpable—my external success was masking an internal emptiness that had been growing for years.
    Mark Protus, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • While deodorants mainly mask the smell of sweat, deodorants with antiperspirants are designed to reduce the amount of sweat.
    Katharina Fuchs, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of mask
Verb
  • The scroll might have been secreted inside the jewelry because Christianity was not yet widely accepted.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Experts believe a sophisticated supply chain infiltration occurred, during which explosive material was secreted into the pagers prior to their delivery and use.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of secrete
Verb
  • Theories about reasons for insufficient water supply have served as comforting fictions in recent days, obscuring the far scarier reality: California is facing a level of wildfire threat beyond any in its history, the kind that overwhelms our usual definitions of preparedness.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The results of the analysis are estimates, and they are limited by the presence of wildfire smoke partially obscuring satellites.
    Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of obscure
Verb
  • The Claim Multiple images circulating on social media platforms such as X, formerly Twitter, purported to show the iconic Hollywood Sign cloaked in or surrounded by flames.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • On Friday, the Skyline station was cloaked in fog, a hopeful sign that moist conditions could delay a tricky blaze like the Keller Fire, which in October burned 15 acres above the Eastmont hills.
    Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of cloak
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