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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The offense was held in check, with Ivica Zubac leading the way with 19 points. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 The glamorous event unfolded as a ceasefire tenuously holds in Gaza, following a two-year conflict between Israel and Hamas. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025 Sheholds court over the cooking classes held in a private room at the Eldridge neighborhood location in West Houston. Stacey Zable, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 While the new library opens in February, a grand opening celebration will be held in mid March, Library Director Rhonda Gould told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hold in

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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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