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Recent Examples of beholden
The Iranian strike on the American base in Qatar demonstrated how beholden the Gulf Arabs are to the United States despite their efforts to diversify their partnerships.
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Dina Esfandiary, Time, 1 July 2025
With the passage of Measure G, the position will become a political one, beholden only to voters.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
The growing reliance on federal Medicaid-expansion dollars creates a dangerous cycle in which states become increasingly beholden ...
—Gary D. Alexander, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
Trending Here was a child who used the sun of muggy summers to illuminate a dim Game Boy screen, beholden only to the rule of cool.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
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Dina Esfandiary, Time, 1 July 2025
With the passage of Measure G, the position will become a political one, beholden only to voters.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
The growing reliance on federal Medicaid-expansion dollars creates a dangerous cycle in which states become increasingly beholden ...
—Gary D. Alexander, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
Trending Here was a child who used the sun of muggy summers to illuminate a dim Game Boy screen, beholden only to the rule of cool.
—Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beholden
Adjective
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The spokesperson did not respond to specific questions including what the legal basis would be for rescinding obligated funding.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Studies in North Carolina, Virginia, and New York have found that nonprofit hospitals commonly garnish wages from indebted patients, with some studies finding those patients tend to work in low-wage occupations.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Starring Lee Jung-jae, the series follows a group of indebted individuals who are lured into a macabre number of challenges that promise riches for the winner.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Beholden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beholden. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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