bottle (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottle (up)
Verb
  • As the ball dropped, Potgieter's father, Heinrich, couldn't hold back his tears.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • As usual, Jacquemus didn’t hold back on his show, especially with his celebratory after party.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Don’t measure your progress by job titles or years in one role.
    Minh Pham-Costello, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • What to know about earthquakes Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The state media commentary on blind-box toys is reminiscent of Beijing's regulations on video games in recent years, which were aimed at curbing gaming addiction and unsupervised in-game purchases by minors.
    Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 July 2025
  • The quarterly rebalanced mix of large-, mid-, and small-cap RV Portfolio stocks offered an adaptive means to maximize the advantages of favorable market conditions while curbing losses when markets decline, as outlined in RV Portfolio performance metrics.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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“Bottle (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottle%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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