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Recent Examples of beholden
My natural dishwater hue is now beholden as a covetable blonde shade on the internet.
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Shelby Wax, Allure, 29 Feb. 2024
The appointment was a major concession for McCarthy, but, from his perspective, turning an insurgent into a beholden ally was a matter of survival.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
While medications are prescribed by an elite medical authority figure, supplements are peddled by entrepreneurs beholden only to the market.
—WIRED, 31 July 2023
Politicians are increasingly beholden not to moderate voters who make up much of the electorate, but to extreme partisans who turn out in force for primary elections.
—Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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Shelby Wax, Allure, 29 Feb. 2024
The appointment was a major concession for McCarthy, but, from his perspective, turning an insurgent into a beholden ally was a matter of survival.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
While medications are prescribed by an elite medical authority figure, supplements are peddled by entrepreneurs beholden only to the market.
—WIRED, 31 July 2023
Politicians are increasingly beholden not to moderate voters who make up much of the electorate, but to extreme partisans who turn out in force for primary elections.
—Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beholden
indebted
Adjective
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Although Pemex has had a number of upstream successes over the decades, it has often been hampered by political decisions and the government’s excess taxation that left the company heavily indebted.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Gone were the light acoustic drums and Fender Rhodes, in were catchy choruses and edgy melodies, songs rooted in soul yet equally indebted to rap.—
Marcus J. Moore,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Beholden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beholden. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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