Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
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Transparency is another issue: Pricing for procedures varies wildly and is often hidden until the bill arrives.—
Paulina Wierzbicka,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025 -
The first iteration of Somni opened in 2018 inside the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, a restaurant hidden inside of José Andrés’s Bazaar, but closed in 2020 as a pandemic casualty.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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Iconic pin-up Jayne Mansfield has an affair in the midst of her separation from Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay and conceals it from the world, returning to Hargitay, who welcomes the baby as his own and continues to raise when Mansfield tragically dies in a car accident at only 34 years old.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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The amber liquid is concealed by a ceramic decanter designed by sculptor Ivan Venkov; a conscious brand choice to pay homage to Mexico’s artisanal traditions.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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When an artist is writing from their experiences, or about their own life, the performance of those words by their author is not veiled by fiction.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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But that would imply that there may be something subtle or veiled at work.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
31 May 2025
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The building is masked within the central spine of the project by the surrounding environment.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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The alleged officers detaining hundreds if not thousands of people each day in California and across the country are often masked.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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The sebaceous glands of donkeys secrete a compound known as (E)-2-octenal from their skin.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 June 2025
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The pancreas secretes insulin to shuttle glucose to the cells for energy.—
Barbie Cervoni,
Verywell Health,
11 June 2025
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Her work whispers, glimmers, and unsettles—not to obscure the past, but to seed something new from its soil.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Norris says the location is an especially difficult terrain to conduct a search in because the trees and shrubbery can obscure the view of where bullets are coming from.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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The façade of the main building, cloaked in two-story-high bougainvillea, bursts with fuchsia blooms that have flourished for over 50 years.—
Carrie Coolidge,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Besides condemnations cloaked in virulent antisemitism and anti-Zionism, many questioned Israel’s open war against Iran and its implications for President Donald Trump’s commitment to restore safety and security around the world.—
Dr. Robert G. Rabil,
Sun Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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“Hold (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20%28in%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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