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- this casserole dish is too hot to hold, so grab a potholder
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- she, and she alone, held the keys to the mysterious chest
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- "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal"
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- still held her close to his heart, though they had long parted
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- the same family has held this piece of land for over 100 years
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- please hold my arm on these slippery stairs
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- held to be the best blueberry pies in the state
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- we managed to hold our laughter until we got outside
- hold your temper until you hear the whole story
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- held the camera on the actor throughout the scene
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- averted,
- curved,
- deflected,
- detoured,
- diverted,
- rechanneled
- (or rechannelled),
- shunted,
- sidetracked
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“Held.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held. Accessed 27 May. 2022.
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