as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
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Recent Examples of hold over
For the last 30 years, the festivities, which include Highland dancing, piping and drumming, kilt racing, whisky tastings, hammer throwing and caber tossing, have been held over Labor Day weekend at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
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Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Anti-deportation protests were held over the weekend in multiple other cities across the country, including Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Moscow has managed to peel back some of Ukraine's grip, but Kyiv has retained its hold over a chunk of territory, including the town of Sudzha.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
In total, the museum holds over 220 hours of video, film and audio news footage.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
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Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Anti-deportation protests were held over the weekend in multiple other cities across the country, including Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Moscow has managed to peel back some of Ukraine's grip, but Kyiv has retained its hold over a chunk of territory, including the town of Sudzha.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
In total, the museum holds over 220 hours of video, film and audio news footage.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold over
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Shakira has been hospitalized in Lima, Peru, and will postpone the show she was slated to perform Sunday (Feb. 16) as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
16 Feb. 2025
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The singer noted the show will be postponed to a later date and said her team is working with the concert promoter on rescheduling.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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President Donald Trump delayed ending the trade loophole that allows low-value packages to arrive duty-free from China on Friday, meaning the products can continue to enter the U.S. without tariffs—for now.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Louisiana physicians are also delaying treatment of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy out of fear of breaking the law.—
Kerry Meagher,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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This partnership is only possible in part because of Toews’ willingness to defer.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
9 Feb. 2025
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More teams now prefer to defer, choosing to start with the ball in the second half instead.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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So far, around 36 extensions have been compromised, putting over 2.6 million Chrome users at risk of having their browsing data and account credentials exposed.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Severe threat diminishes On Sunday, the storm system pushed its way east, putting over 20 million people from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas at risk of extreme weather.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Hold over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20over. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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