as in to survive
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 hold out
Further down the line, investors are holding out hope for big tech IPOs to return later into Trump’s presidency.
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
This framing commits Beijing to holding out, because the alternative is for a party that predicates its power on the projection of strength to appear to be capitulating to a hostile onslaught.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
Optimistic Chinese observers even held out hope for a grand bargain with Trump over trade, TikTok – and perhaps even Taiwan.
—Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
As theaters continue to struggle in the aftermath of the pandemic, Los Angeles residents hold out hope hope that the Cinerama Dome and ArcLight theaters may someday return.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
This framing commits Beijing to holding out, because the alternative is for a party that predicates its power on the projection of strength to appear to be capitulating to a hostile onslaught.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
Optimistic Chinese observers even held out hope for a grand bargain with Trump over trade, TikTok – and perhaps even Taiwan.
—Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
As theaters continue to struggle in the aftermath of the pandemic, Los Angeles residents hold out hope hope that the Cinerama Dome and ArcLight theaters may someday return.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold out
Verb
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In addition to his wife and children he is survived by a grandchild.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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If this law survives, future Florida ballot initiatives will be the exclusive province of wealthy special interests with teams of lawyers and compliance experts paid by deep-pocket political committees.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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The caregiver partner can feel a consistent stress to keep it together during that time, which can last decades.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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You’re being called to play the long game, to build something that lasts.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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Do whatever is feasible to think outside the prevailing box.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Where sports cards and TCG share the same floor space, the prevailing belief is that TCG is stepping into the void created by the dearth of vintage sports cards, which traditionally have occupied a lot of space on dealer tables.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Hold out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20out. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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