as in to survive
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore
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Recent Examples of hold out
If there is a ceasefire, some kind of pause, how long can the army hold out?
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Simon Shuster/kyiv, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Brodin was held out of Monday’s game against the Stars and is listed as day to day with the lower-body injury that forced him to miss nine previous games.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The veteran guard was held out of Saturday’s road matchup for precautionary reasons, according to head coach Jordi Fernandez.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Hoon held out his hands, breathing into them, and told me to do the same.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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Simon Shuster/kyiv, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
Brodin was held out of Monday’s game against the Stars and is listed as day to day with the lower-body injury that forced him to miss nine previous games.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The veteran guard was held out of Saturday’s road matchup for precautionary reasons, according to head coach Jordi Fernandez.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Hoon held out his hands, breathing into them, and told me to do the same.
—Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold out
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It’s supposed to be a joyous occasion when families feast and purchase new clothes for children, but most of Gaza’s 2 million people are just trying to survive.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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It’s supposed to be a joyous occasion, when families gather for feasts and purchase new clothes for children — but most of Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians are just trying to survive.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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That arrangement lasted for 10 years through the end of the Carter administration.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Apr. 2025
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Grisham’s four RBIs Saturday helped buoy the Yankees, as starting pitcher Marcus Stroman lasted only four innings and gave up four runs.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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And neither a coach nor his communications staff can control the prevailing narrative in outside media, or prevent anything outside a closed locker room from being seen, heard, recorded and posted by somebody and becoming viral, as was the case in the tunnel in Raleigh’s Lenovo Center.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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And the prevailing opinion across the NHL is that Olivier is the toughest fighter in the league.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Hold out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20out. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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