hold in
phrasal verb
held in; holding in; holds in
: to stop (an emotion) from being expressed
Don't hold your feelings in. Let them out.
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Qatar has been a main mediator in long-running negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, and for a post-conflict plan for the territory.
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Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Scientists revealed that the nuclei of hydrogen isotopes form plasma, which, being electrically charged, can be held in isolation from the walls by a magnetic field inside the toroidal vacuum chamber of the reactor (these sorts of reactors are called tokamaks).
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Clemson played Georgia Tech for the first time in 1898 on Thanksgiving Day in Atlanta, and although the two teams met nearly every year for the better part of the twentieth century, the Yellow Jackets never made the trip to Clemson—the games were always held in Atlanta.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Magazine launch parties are being held in New York, London, Milan and Paris, each with their own brand partners (including Moncler and Google Shopping in New York and Levi’s in London).
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Scientists revealed that the nuclei of hydrogen isotopes form plasma, which, being electrically charged, can be held in isolation from the walls by a magnetic field inside the toroidal vacuum chamber of the reactor (these sorts of reactors are called tokamaks).
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Clemson played Georgia Tech for the first time in 1898 on Thanksgiving Day in Atlanta, and although the two teams met nearly every year for the better part of the twentieth century, the Yellow Jackets never made the trip to Clemson—the games were always held in Atlanta.
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Magazine launch parties are being held in New York, London, Milan and Paris, each with their own brand partners (including Moncler and Google Shopping in New York and Levi’s in London).
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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