Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
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Ellie hides her injury from Dina when her friend arrives to rescue her, and the women are summoned to appear before the town leaders to share their experience.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025 -
Read Next World Palace gardens hid 900-year-old ruins of bathhouse in Spain — until now.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Immigration advocates, attorneys and civil litigators are warning against the normalization of federal agents concealing their faces while detaining nonviolent students.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The real debate was, of course, little different — except that millions of Americans could now see in real time what Biden’s intimate associates had been concealing from them for many months.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Esber veiled tulle overlay gown $2,075 THE WEBSTER A sheer tulle overlay on the bodice and sleeves is just right for the bride who doesn’t shy away from making a bold fashion statement.—
Sarah Zendejas,
Vogue,
6 Apr. 2025
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This is not what true NIL was meant to be; this is thinly veiled pay-for-play.—
Joe Sabin,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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But, instead of simply coating the offending zone in air freshener or lighting a candle to help mask the odor, learn how to address unwanted smells at the source.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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But for those like Jack Quinn, the points he’s tallied in the last month shouldn’t mask the underwhelming first 60 games of the season.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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When handled, these treefrogs secrete a sticky toxin as a defense, which can be irritating to mucous membranes of people or pets who make contact with them.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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To check whether tumor cells were secreting something that primed the lungs to host them, Altea-Manzano and colleagues grew pieces of mouse mammary tumor in a dish, then collected the liquid containing all the cellular secretions.—
Amber Dance,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the crowded parish hall, a sea of limbs and phones and flashes of light obscured the painting.—
James Factora,
Them,
24 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, all these great locations and details are obscured constantly, muddled into blurry backgrounds.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Walk-in closets provided ample storage space while the bathroom, cloaked in natural light and Ryokan stone, featured a freestanding bathtub and moisture-rich soap made from a resident affectionately known as the Glycerin Queen.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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Conclusion: Leadership in an Era of Manufactured Chaos Protectionism cloaked in patriotism is still protectionism — and history has shown its dangers time and again.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Hold (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20%28in%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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