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
The fire department did not hold over its firefighters who’d worked the day before to increase staffing during the wind event that had been forecast.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Acquiring Cam Robinson from the Jacksonville Jaguars provided the Vikings with a path forward, and even that vision mostly held over the back half of the season.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
In all, it has been recently estimated that the S&P 500 universe of companies collectively holds over $3.5 trillion on balance sheets, though the figure changes quarter-to-quarter.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Metro Atlanta's share has held over 60% since 2005.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Acquiring Cam Robinson from the Jacksonville Jaguars provided the Vikings with a path forward, and even that vision mostly held over the back half of the season.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
In all, it has been recently estimated that the S&P 500 universe of companies collectively holds over $3.5 trillion on balance sheets, though the figure changes quarter-to-quarter.
—Ian Thomas, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Metro Atlanta's share has held over 60% since 2005.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold over
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The concert was previously postponed in October when the singer was diagnosed with bronchitis and laryngitis.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fieldwork was regularly being reduced in scope or postponed, sometimes for years.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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The opening of the jail had been delayed, the red carpet stored away, the prisoners' transfers into this facility put on hold.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump said the tariffs would be delayed until the spring in part to give automakers time to move their operations to America.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
19 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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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 3 Mar. 2025.
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