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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottled (up)
held back
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Until this week, Newsom had held back from responding to Bianco’s controversial investigation into voter fraud, in which the Sheriff’s Department seized thousands of ballots in Riverside County.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026 -
The original law included a third-grade retention policy that granted several broad exemptions, including allowing parents to opt their children out of being held back.—
Rachel Canter,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Bottled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottled%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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