Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for held (in)
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Designers leaned into transparency, with diaphanous layers that revealed and concealed in equal measure.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025 -
According to police, Mauthe failed to disclose the infants' deaths, concealed their bodies by wrapping them in towels, placed them in plastic bags and totes, and hid them throughout the home.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Or is there something murkier here, the leftovers of words or ideas secreted behind the picture frames or even in the very walls themselves?—
Katie da Cunha Lewin
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Sweat secreted during exercise flows along the microfluidic structures and fills each chamber in order.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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If anything, his play over the years has masked just how much this team’s defensive structure has faded since Barry Trotz’s departure.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Bush portrayed Brooke — a confident, fashion-forward young woman whose charm often masked her struggles with self-worth and love.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Patel has nonetheless accused Wray of lying and argued that the former FBI director's handling of questions from lawmakers obscured key facts.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The test event also demonstrated that the system can detect UAVs even if drones are partially obscured by buildings or clouds.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, the famous skies were veiled by a freak sandstorm from the Sahara.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
16 Sep. 2025
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On Monday night, the Houston Texans marked a moment of silence for victims of violence without naming Kirk by name, while the Las Vegas Raiders made no reference, veiled or otherwise, to the assassination.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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How to Get Around Uber is the most trusted way around the city for visitors, with rides that are cheap and reliable, except for the airport, where the ride-share app is restricted.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Poland scrambled fighter jets and temporarily restricted parts of its airspace on Sunday following the Russian attack.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Heavy clouds of fog shrouded the stage while strobes lit up the band’s opening, and a bubble machine was put into action at least twice during the night.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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A couple of months before that, the musician went to space on Blue Origin’s first-ever all-woman flight crew — but that venture was also shrouded in controversy, with some critics deeming it a waste of resources.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Held (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20%28in%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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