Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for held (in)
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Located in a region with a rich mining history, the mine was worked in the 1880s before being concealed when the hillside was blasted down.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026 -
Many of Storey’s unauthorized expenditures were concealed among legitimate charges, the affidavit said.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Queens are raised eating royal jelly secreted from the glands of worker bees and scientists have long believed diet was the main key to making a monarch.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Bloodwork found that Fasone was experiencing elevated levels of prolactin, the hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates lactation and influences fertility.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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But the news organizations found multiple examples where that system masked the company running the bus lines.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
8 June 2026
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But it was well masked into very thin bezels, and inobtrusive.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Wilson was most often seen behind his fence (with his face mostly obscured), offering moral guidance and wisdom to Tim and the rest of the Taylor family.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The Islamic Republic of Iran has accelerated its executions of dissidents and activists, with the true number of victims likely obscured by the regime’s internet censorship and blackout.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Though for many voters the initiative’s measures are veiled in the hypothetical, pegged to demographic projections, refugees, such as the residents of La Maison, and others within the asylum system will feel its effects in the near term.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Most are soft; some are veiled by haze or sea mist, and others employ blur to picturesque ends.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Life in the Division Street corridor presented new hardships for the Puerto Rican community, including housing discrimination, poor neighborhood schools, restricted access to decent-paying jobs, limited interaction with city services and difficulty in finding church homes.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Rent in these units is restricted to 30% of a household’s income and is generally available to households making up to 80% of the local median income.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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It’s shrouded in vetiver and jasmine, with a drydown of copal, a warm and woody incense.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
12 June 2026
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But, as Kalshi backers often point out on social media, Adventure One is shrouded in mystery.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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“Held (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20%28in%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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