HELD (IN) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

held (in)

verb

Definition of held (in)

past tense of hold (in)

as in concealed

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Verb

Earlier in the multi-day hearing, yet another criminalist testified that investigators found at least 11 air fresheners inside Burke’s Tesla, including one beneath a mass of fly larvae near where Rivas’ remains had been concealed.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
For tactics are not tricks concealed, But wisdom sharpened on the field.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Definition of concealed

Verb

Some peptides are naturally produced in the body, such as insulin; which is a hormone secreted by the pancreas that decreases blood sugar levels.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Within a year after moving in, the couple discovered the original house plans that had been secreted away.

— R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of secreted

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Tanks, drones, and personnel could potentially move through hostile territory completely masked from heat-seeking sensors or aerial thermal surveillance.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Many CEOs inadvertently dilute organizational thinking through constant interruptions and information overload, leading to cognitive fragmentation and deteriorating decision quality, often masked by positive traditional metrics.

— Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of masked

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Gros Morne National Park combines relatively dark skies with the deepest eclipse in eastern North America, with nearly half of the sun obscured at maximum.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2026
Severely nearsighted, Isul wore eyeglasses with thick plastic lenses, which obscured her lovely, small eyes.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Definition of obscured

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Okay, good veiled Alexa/Siri reference.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 June 2026
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

Definition of veiled

Verb

Though astronomers have been studying V445 Puppis for two decades, much of the phenomena associated with it were shrouded in mystery due to a vast cloud of dusty debris that surrounded this nova.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2026
His new sci-fi thriller, Her Private Hell, promises similar vibes, as a serial killer stalks through a futuristic city shrouded in fog.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 July 2026

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