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as in to put off
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Recent Examples of hold off
Hertz and his caretakers held off the flames as the fire licked the edge of his property.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
But the 27-year-old guard eclipsed 50, his previous career-high, on a floater with 7:50 to go, and the Nuggets held off Portland’s advances.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
Alabama held off a late Arkansas rally to win 85-81 at Walton Arena and stay unbeaten in league road games.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Nick Martinelli scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and his scoop shot with 2.6 seconds left helped Northwestern hold off short-handed USC, 77-75, on Tuesday night.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
But the 27-year-old guard eclipsed 50, his previous career-high, on a floater with 7:50 to go, and the Nuggets held off Portland’s advances.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
Alabama held off a late Arkansas rally to win 85-81 at Walton Arena and stay unbeaten in league road games.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Nick Martinelli scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and his scoop shot with 2.6 seconds left helped Northwestern hold off short-handed USC, 77-75, on Tuesday night.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold off
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Ukraine has tried to resist a total capitulation to American demands on natural resources, but has faced intense pressure from President Trump, who views access to Ukraine’s vast mineral wealth as necessary repayment for the billions the United States has provided Kyiv for its war against Russia.—
Constant Méheut,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Half a day, gone like that, just browsing and discovering and then being unable to resist buying.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2025
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Congratulations is so, but please don't be put off if not.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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In November, a referendum calling for an amendment to the liquor license ordinance passed with overwhelming public support, but a council vote on the issue was put off until this year despite calls from some residents and council members Annette Lidawer and Andres Tapia to resolve the issue sooner.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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In the world wars, transoceanic coalitions turned back Eurasian aggressors, forging patterns of cooperation that brought the United States into the Old World’s strategic affairs.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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So management may turn back to the trade market to address remaining areas of weakness — including down the middle of the second line.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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An older iteration of the proposal, tabled at a Feb. 11 city council meeting, pegged the building’s approximate unit count at 110.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
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Commissioners unanimously agreed to table a decision until their May 19 meeting to give the builder time to revamp its plans, including making the homes two stories, preserving more trees and providing a crosswalk on Langtree.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Feb. 2025
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Its court patterns, built with rubber panels from recycled soles of old shoes to withstand all weather conditions, have regularly changed colors and appearances over the years.—
Eduardo Tansley,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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So far, the technology has withstood several storms and other tests, showing the technology’s commercial viability.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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So when Delta’s Bombardier CRJ900 crash-landed Monday, tipped over and skidded down the runway, its fuel-laden right wing broke off, leaving behind a massive inferno.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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As a survival mechanism, the women break off into a gals-only chat, which assumes the safe-space atmosphere of a women’s bathroom.—
Kassondra Cloos,
Outside Online,
12 Feb. 2025
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Investors have turned away from Deckers after its latest quarterly earnings in January.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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Resetting priorities Reflecting this shift in public opinion, politicians are turning away from climate too.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hern deferred oversight of the Trump administration to the judicial branch, according to News on 6.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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These policies deferred Europe’s full emergence from its post-1945 rehabilitation.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Hold off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20off. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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