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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottling (up)
Verb
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One of the few signs of contraction in the Nevada labor economy came in government jobs, which fell over the past year, holding back what would have been an even stronger expansion.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
19 June 2026 -
But good for him for not holding back.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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This year’s Southeast Asia 500, Fortune’s annual ranking of the region’s largest companies by revenue, captures a corporate landscape pulling in two directions at once.—
Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Imax is pulling in 5% of that from 12 screens with 20% coming from PLF screens.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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“Bottling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottling%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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