hold true

idiom

: to be valid
The same holds true for/in all similar situations.

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But the same doesn’t seem to hold true for Brooklyn’s wife, Nicola Peltz. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2026 Though Saturday’s Mavericks game against the Lakers was not affected, the same did not hold true for the second game of the Mavs’ scheduled back-to-back. Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026 These trends hold true across the world. Jeff Opperman, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Did that hold true off-set, in your personal life? Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hold true

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“Hold true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20true. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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