Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
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Their complaint included chat logs that appear to indicate that ChatGPT advised him on suicide methods and how to hide evidence from previous attempts from his parents.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025 -
Signature shareable paellas and housemade sangria pitchers are must-tries across its three San Antonio locations—one of which hides the popular underground speakeasy, Cellar Mixology.—
Kat Stinson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2025
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She was found under the bed, wrapped in a blanket and concealed by life vests.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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My dream foundation is one that conceals blemishes but is so imperceptible that people will ask me about my skin care routine.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
16 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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Advertisement Still, money doesn’t mask math.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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Polly lives a double life, trying to mask her daily unhappiness and her loss of self, desperate to be adored by a man who doesn’t want any part of her other life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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The radiation emanating from an AGN’s accretion disk also appears to dictate the size and orientation of its obscuring torus.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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The only question now is how much of the public's time and money the Mayor is willing to waste to obscure the numerous poor decisions her administration and the County have made for decades.—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Others prioritize self-interest, often cloaked in benevolent language.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, strode forward and cloaked Messi in a ceremonial Arab bisht, a garment of sheer black fabric trimmed with gold that obscured his blue-and-white Argentina jersey.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
11 June 2026
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“Hold (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20%28in%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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