Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
Verb
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The geckos hide under bark during daytime heat.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026 -
The two women were seen near the electronics section unwrapping items and attempting to hide them, according to the affidavit.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The candidate diverted funds for personal use, including Las Vegas trips and legal defense against a stalking charge, channeling money through his mother and a friend to conceal the fraud.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The overall profits conceal significant variation.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Notes like vanilla, coffee, chocolate, and peppermint keep luring me in, veiling me in a cake-like cloud that brightens my mood on even the gloomiest 20-degree days.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
22 Feb. 2026
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Gold lace demurely veils a woman’s face beneath a crown-like headpiece.—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The vinegar breaks down odor-causing bacteria while baking soda absorbs musty smells that have settled deep into the fibers, giving the comforter a better chance of coming out truly clean rather than temporarily masked by the fragrance from the detergent.—
Farima Ferguson,
The Spruce,
21 Feb. 2026
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The members of Atlanteans (all male) were masked.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Thick plumes of black smoke obscured the sky over Puerto Vallarta.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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During his return trip, the subject tried to obscure the camera with foliage.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mountain Highs and Valley Lows Hong Kong's great outdoors is an adrenaline junkie's dream, cloaked in an urban disguise.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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One was Grady’s phone number area code, and the other was Bailey’s memory of being at a football game with her dad in a stadium cloaked in orange, which could have been the University of Texas at Austin.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Hold (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20%28in%29. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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