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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
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The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Other newborns were given away by their grandparents who conspired with doctors, priests and nuns to hide a daughter’s socially embarrassing pregnancy.—
Rafael Romo,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Responding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Senate Bill 627 would prohibit law enforcement on the local, state and federal level from wearing masks that conceal their identity in the course of duty.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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There are three other food and beverage venues, including El Secreto, a hidden salon and bar, quietly concealed behind an unmarked door on the hotel’s second floor, and La Cava, the adjacent emerald-toned jewel that is Faena’s wine cellar, an intimate setting for unforgettable private gatherings.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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This week's total lunar eclipse graced the night sky as Earth drifted between the moon and sun, veiling the lunar disk in its umbral silhouette.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Britain’s equally neoclassical exterior is veiled in charcoal briquettes, clay, and beads, inspired by the manyatta dwellings of the Kenyan Maasai people.—
Kate Wagner,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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Using self-control solely to avoid rejection or to mask one’s authentic self can be counterproductive.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Lots of trees and other vegetation will mask the center’s five, 270,000-square-foot buildings from neighbors, Jones said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Along with the swamp eels, scientists in the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center have been most concerned about the spread of Cuban tree frogs, which secrete noxious chemicals that are harmful to humans, and alligatorweed, which clogs waterways that can impact infrastructure.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Some plants secrete a sweet substance from nectaries, or nectar glands.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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The bill would prohibit federal and local law enforcement officers from wearing masks that obscure their identity during public-facing operations, with exemptions for medical and undercover purposes.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Justin shares Jack with wife Hailey Baldwin Bieber, and while the couple often shares photos of their son, his face is often obscured.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the early republic, even homicide could be absorbed into politics when cloaked in ritual.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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The new Crystalium edition cloaks that signature architecture in a black DLC case while layering in high craft.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Hold (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20%28in%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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