hold down 1 of 2

as in to limit
to set bounds or an upper limit for efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending

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hold-down

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noun

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Recent Examples of hold down
Verb
Video of the incident showed Penny held Neely in a headlock position for several minutes as another passenger pinned Neely’s arms and a third held down his shoulder. Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025 Cohen was holding down the fort leading Anthony Anderson and his mother, Mama Doris in a game called the Mom-ly Wed Game. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
SpaceX tested the water deluge system several times since April, including on a pair of hold-down engine tests with the Super Heavy booster in August. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023 If the hold-down clamp is not tightened properly, the battery could move, allowing the positive terminal to contact the clamp and short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire, the company said. CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hold down 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold down
Verb
  • Additionally, North Dakota filed a case to roll back the agency’s rule intended to limit the amount of methane that oil companies could release, a practice that wastes a valuable resource and contributes to climate change.
    Mary Steurer, ProPublica, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The current Dietary Guidelines for Americans, from the US Department of Health and Human Services and US Department of Agriculture, say that men should limit their daily alcohol intake to two drinks or less, and one drink or less for women.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Wiles — who's intent on imposing structure while carefully avoiding restricting Trump — is populating the White House with fewer people.
    Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • However, the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license restricts usage to academic and research purposes, preventing commercial applications.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As of January 2025, nine of the top ten holdings in the S&P 500 are technology companies.
    Jim Wang, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Since first purchasing his homes, Joe Biden's real estate holdings have appreciated significantly, reflecting both his personal investments and broader market trends.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This trend may accelerate as funding tightens for standalone startups.
    Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • After President Trump left the White House in 2021, critics of his norm-breaking use of executive power implored Congress to tighten legal limits on when presidents can unilaterally reshape American government with the stroke of a pen.
    Charlie Savage, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The ties between Moore and the Cowboys are obvious.
    Jon Machota, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The federal law had required TikTok parent company ByteDance to cut ties with the platform’s U.S. operations by Sunday.
    Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Here's how to treat ring around the cuff as well as ring around the collar.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Leaving the studio, Palmer changed into another brightly colored outfit: a seafoam green tweed suit with a furry collar and a white Chloé bag with the name emblazoned in gold hardware.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Hold down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20down. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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