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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottled (up)
held back
Verb
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The center, Slaughter, briefly held back tears.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Some of the plasma was held back and applied topically in a mask.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Bottled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottled%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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