BOTTLE UP Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

bottle (up)

verb

Definition of bottle (up)

as in to hold back

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The 2026 Edelman Trust Barometer found that seven in 10 hold back from trusting anyone whose values, sources of information, background or approach to social problems differ from their own.

— Brian Peckrill, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Wong, meanwhile, born in Los Angeles’ Chinatown to Taishanese parents from China, had been steadily acting for years, but was held back from Dietrich’s level of success largely because of her race.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026

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The untreated group developed significant and widespread inflammation (as measured by DTI imaging) over the season, where no inflammation was present in the group treated with itPBM.

— Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In this approach, ultracold atoms are released in a vacuum chamber, and their motion is measured using lasers.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

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Jackson’s availability was curbed by red cards at Chelsea — in Bruges, a barge and shirt pull with defender Han-Beom Lee suggested those flickers of fury and confrontation still burn.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The result underlined AfD's skill in harnessing discontent with issues well beyond its core theme of curbing immigration as an unpopular national government struggles to turn around a stubbornly sluggish economy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

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