Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
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But most of the time, hiding stuff from them doesn't work.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025 -
Oscar’s grouchy shell hides a strangely tender soul, which is classic Scorpio.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Christina Leona Cowens, 41, was initially arrested last week on suspicion of felony grand theft, along with misdemeanor counts of unlawful disposal of human remains and attempting to conceal a death.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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People get in the bathtub, think something, bathe themselves and then stand up from the bathwater, all of this is rather ordinary, but even the most ordinary thing in this world can conceal considerable danger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The covers of her upcoming albums depict Pausini as a warrior in silver clothing on the Italian album, and in a light, veiled dress on the Spanish version.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
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Many times, the characters Jaglom played in his films were thinly veiled versions of himself.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Yet this tremendous achievement has led to complacency—and masked a new and growing hunger crisis.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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A lot of these companies are masking their hiring freezes or layoffs as the results of AI.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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Amylin is a hormone that is co-secreted with insulin through the pancreas and helps regulate blood glucose levels, appetite and gastric emptying, which is the process of food moving from the stomach to the intestines.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The virus targets the mammary gland's milk-secreting epithelial cells, causing painful infections in the udder.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
3 Nov. 2025
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While Beijing uses code names to obscure some of their military projects, CNN’s research revealed – and then pinpointed – the sites.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Shiri’s face was obscured by an image originally created by Vancouver street artist iHeart.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her bandmate, the producer Ike Clateman, is somewhere else onstage, cloaked in the haze.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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Whether decked out in clusters of large spherical blossoms or enchanting lacecap flowers, there’s a perfect hydrangea for nearly every yard—whether drenched in sun or cloaked in shade—and every gardener's personality.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Hold (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20%28in%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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