held out

past tense of hold out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of held out Jakucionis was held out of Monday’s exhibition in Atlanta because of right hip soreness that forced him to exit Sunday’s preseason loss to the Magic early. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 In camp, while starter Terry McLaurin held out because of his contract stalemate and Noah Brown recovered from a knee injury, McCaffrey took most of the first-team reps, moving all over the line. Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Coach Witten said Cooper has been battling through some leg and ankle injuries and thus was held out of the offense in this game. Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025 Murray continues to nurse a foot injury suffered in the team's Week 5 loss to the Tennessee Titans, which has resulted in him being held out of practice for most of the week. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Davis, meanwhile, held out hope. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025 Knueppel was held out of one game early in the six-game tournament as an injury precaution, Lee said. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025 However, Philly held out for the win and has now lost only once – against the Washington Commanders back in December – in its past 21 games. George Ramsay, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 Two other top-10 selections for the Ducks, Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale, held out into camp two seasons ago, when the Ducks last made a coaching change. Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for held out
Verb
  • He is survived by Jeannette, Monique, his brother Charles, sister Nancy Salvner, as well as his nieces and nephews, according to the statement shared on his Instagram on Thursday.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
  • France’s government survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Thursday by a thin margin, giving the country a brief respite from intense political turmoil before what is expected to be another brutal battle over its budget.
    Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Players and officials from both teams gathered to break up the skirmish, which lasted a few seconds.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • State of the pitching staff after the NLDS Only Chad Patrick pitched out of the bullpen on consecutive days, and the second outing lasted just four pitches on Thursday.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the end, this strategy prevailed.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But more recently, several months of relative calm had prevailed.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Held out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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