hold together
phrasal verb
held together; holding together; holds together
1
: to stay joined together or in one piece
The empire held together for many decades.
2
: to cause (something) to stay joined together or in one piece
The coach hopes to hold the team together for at least one more season.
The box was held together by a strong glue.
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The three-way rivalry between Punk, Reigns and Rollins was one of them, a feud held together by the glue that is Heyman.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
For now, the European Union is holding together, in large part because Mr. Trump applied the same 20 percent tariffs to all its 27 member states, including more ideologically friendly countries like Hungary, Slovakia and Italy.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Its four lanes have been reduced to two, with the roadway held together by nails drilled deep into the mountainside.
—Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
New tools and frameworks pile on layers of abstraction until everything feels like a Rube Goldberg machine held together by duct tape.
—Avery Pennarun, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
For now, the European Union is holding together, in large part because Mr. Trump applied the same 20 percent tariffs to all its 27 member states, including more ideologically friendly countries like Hungary, Slovakia and Italy.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Its four lanes have been reduced to two, with the roadway held together by nails drilled deep into the mountainside.
—Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
New tools and frameworks pile on layers of abstraction until everything feels like a Rube Goldberg machine held together by duct tape.
—Avery Pennarun, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Hold together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20together. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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