holding out

verb

Definition of holding outnext
present participle of hold out
as in surviving
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holding out
  1. surviving
  2. lasting
  3. prevailing
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  • The only surviving print, while in excellent condition, was missing its third reel, which encompassed Renfield’s seduction by Dracula’s brides and the count’s stormy voyage to England.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The results suggest that catastrophe sowed the ground for new relationships to emerge among surviving species.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of surviving
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  • Starting young with an age-appropriate strength training program can help kids develop good movement patterns and incorporate exercise into their routine, which can have lasting benefits for their health into adulthood.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The beginning of the first shooting video in one X post captured what sounded like one shot after another initially, until seconds later there was a steady stream of gunfire that appeared to come from multiple guns lasting several minutes.
    Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of lasting
Verb
  • Code converters are the prevailing migration tool today.
    Mike Waas, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In recent years, brown has played an integral role in informing and building both the transformative and restorative justice movements by way of two prevailing organizing methodologies, each with a corresponding book.
    Fran Tirado, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of prevailing
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holding out

holding out (past)

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