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as in turned back
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as in put off
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for held off
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Here our cicerone stopped and turned back to address us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Lopez turned back to the reporter to finish answering her question.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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How the long-term contracts for Karlsson, Tomáš Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic under former general manager Doug Wilson put off a necessary rebuild, then backing the strip-mining job current GM Mike Grier has been doing since his 2022 hiring.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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This helps the shoe absorb impact, pushing off energy back towards you and putting off foot fatigue.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, people will not be turned away.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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People, including Afghan refugees leaving Pakistan, were turned away due to the worsening security situation.—
NPR,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Part of the helicopter broke off before the crash.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Looking to regain momentum, the Knights found it behind Flannery, who broke off a big 25-yard rush with a quarterback keeper to place Catholic Memorial in the red zone.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s Cabinet secretaries resisted wholesale cuts.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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The victim resisted, was punched, and attempted to flee while calling a friend for help.—
Phillipe Vieira,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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But Ohtani did, showing everyone why the Dodgers were willing to pay him $700 million over 10 years, with $680 million of that money deferred.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Snell signed a five-year, $182 million deal with the Dodgers before the season, with $66 million of his salary deferred.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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The lawmakers will urge the administration to support federal workers and prevent a spike in health care costs, which are the reason most Senate Democrats have opposed reopening the government.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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In southern Gaza, a group opposed to Hamas known as the Popular Forces has refused to lay down its arms.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Eurovision Song Contest was going to hold a vote, in November, on not having Israel compete next year, and that vote has now been postponed.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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While the company failed to convince Weksler to issue a stay that would have postponed pretrial discovery, a motion for summary judgement is still pending.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Held off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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