hold in
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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Nick Reiner has been held in Los Angeles County jail without bail since then on two counts of capital murder.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 June 2026
That sportsmen’s movement, driven by the men who loved to hunt big animals, took hold in the Alleghenies too.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
He was being held in lieu of $90,000 bail and was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The camp could not accommodate detainees using wheelchairs and had no showers compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act, resulting in the disabled being held in medical care rooms.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 June 2026
That sportsmen’s movement, driven by the men who loved to hunt big animals, took hold in the Alleghenies too.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
He was being held in lieu of $90,000 bail and was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The camp could not accommodate detainees using wheelchairs and had no showers compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act, resulting in the disabled being held in medical care rooms.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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