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 result is a system held together by overtime, mandatory overtime, and the reassignment of non-custody staff into security roles they were not hired or trained to fill.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The Lafferty family made casts of their hands held together and heartbeat recordings.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Each— a suitcase held together by duct tape.
—Ilya Kaminsky, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
After looking typically stunning in a vintage red Balmain FW57 gown at the Golden Globes, Amal Clooney changed into a flirty minidress held together with oversized safety pins, a much edgier look than the often old-school Amal goes for.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The Lafferty family made casts of their hands held together and heartbeat recordings.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
Each— a suitcase held together by duct tape.
—Ilya Kaminsky, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
After looking typically stunning in a vintage red Balmain FW57 gown at the Golden Globes, Amal Clooney changed into a flirty minidress held together with oversized safety pins, a much edgier look than the often old-school Amal goes for.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Hold together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20together. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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