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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottled (up)
held back
Verb
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Conversely, the electric guitar is held back by the lack of stereo separation, as is the fiddle in turn.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026 -
According to the federal indictment, the state agency had already held back more than $122,000 from this contractual agreement.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
1 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 5 Apr. 2026.
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