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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottled (up)
held back
Verb
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Some states slashed existing spending on their universities while others held back new investments.—
Jeffrey Selingo,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025 -
But in terms of censorship, we’ve not been held back.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Bottled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottled%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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