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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottling (up)
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But the tenacity of Kyiv’s forces in holding back the Russian summer offensive has been a remarkable outlier, and wider Russian progress remains a fierce possibility in the weeks ahead.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Many women mentioned disengaging from projects, holding back in meetings or even hiding their achievements in order to avoid backlash.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Such a characteristic suggests the possibility that planets in the disks are clearing a path by pulling in gas and dust under their own gravity – not unlike how a snowplow clears roadways.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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For tech businesses, this often means starting with a product that can be developed and taken to market quickly, enabling the company to begin pulling in revenues at the earliest possible moment.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Bottling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottling%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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