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
  • The Super Bowl contender hiding in plain sight Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million contract in early 2019 in what was a record deal at the time.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But Bill Belichick has nothing in particular to offer when journalists ask about coaches hiding the effects of the disease.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of hide
Verb
  • The document, filed by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, has been redacted to conceal plot and character details about The Pitt, which is yet to be released.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Some are concealing their autism and dealing with the resulting feelings of isolation, while others thrive in the communities and support structures around them.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of conceal
Verb
  • Simply put, manufacturers are getting impatient for tangible results, and some of the excitement that once existed about AI’s disruptive potential is now veiled by performance issues, slow adoption rates and pushed project timelines.
    Bill Rokos, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Taking Blaine by the hand, the Rev. Samuel D. Burchard pledged the backing of the clerics with shots at Blaine’s critics and veiled allusions to Cleveland’s private life.
    Robert B. Mitchell / Made by History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of veil
Verb
  • Continue reading here Advertisement MORE LAKERS: Anthony Davis and LeBron James can’t mask Lakers’ issues in loss to Pistons Lakers box score Advertisement NBA scores NBA standings Enjoying this newsletter?
    Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Otherwise, factoring can mask the underlying problems.
    Oleg Chanchikov, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of mask
Verb
  • Oil glands, or sebaceous glands, are usually connected to hair follicles and secrete an oily substance called sebum that moisturizes your skin and hair.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The grand jury accused Whiting of misuse of public monies, theft, conflict of interest, harassment, sending a threatening letter and stealing, destroying, altering or secreting public records.
    Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of secrete
Verb
  • The crowd trickled back to their cars, deep time obscured by darkness.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
  • But this focus on labor obscures the fact that slavery also represented enormous wealth that was extraordinarily liquid: an enslaved person represented cash that could be forced to work, forced to breed, forced to relocate.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of obscure
Verb
  • Beneath this content lies an implicit suggestion that our faces must be sculpted and painted in a very particular way in order to be uniformly attractive (usually based on Eurocentric beauty standards cloaked as a hyper-symmetrical science).
    Maria Santa Poggi, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Breguet is adept at cloaking complexity in beautiful simplicity, and this skill is what makes their delicate formal watches with complications so special.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of cloak
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hold (in)

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“Hold (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20%28in%29. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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