bottled (up)

verb

past tense of bottle (up)
as in choked (back)

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held back
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  • As chair, Wicks has outsized influence over whether a bill gets held back, and the Appropriations Committee can do so without offering a public explanation.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Past Microsoft quarters were held back by capacity constraints that left Azure revenue on the table.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 July 2026
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“Bottled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottled%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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