hold (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
Verb
  • Peeking above aquamarine waves that hide the world's second-largest barrier reef, Belize's Ambergris Caye first emerged as a destination for the daring.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Iran has hidden elements of its nuclear development program under the guise of commercial enterprises, and it has been suspected of using its space program to develop technologies that could be applied to its nuclear weapons program.
    Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • These outfits fall straight from shoulders to hip and conceal your waist.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
  • At least 37 giant live beetles measuring 4 to 5 inches have been found concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The intent is to foreground and amplify the story’s scandalous underpinnings, which, in all fairness, were loosely veiled to begin with.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
  • In downtown Los Angeles, which was veiled in smoke, local government officials convened for an update at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration.
    Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This protects your data in transit and masks your IP address to keep your location private.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Tor browser Many people are familiar with VPNs, or virtual private networks, which act kind of like a tunnel between your device and the internet that can mask where your internet traffic is coming from.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Some of the most common animal extracts used in hair perfumes are musk and ambergris, which is a waxy substance that is secreted by sperm whales.
    BestReviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
  • As part of a military parade in Pyongyang in 2023, the North Korean army showed off a variety of civilian box trucks and dump trucks with multiple-launch rocket tubes secreted inside them.
    David Axe, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But failure to directly deny allegations of fascism is a common strategy used by far-right and radical conservative movements seeking to obscure deeper links to extremist groups to avoid public backlash.
    Matthew Kriner, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2025
  • At kick-off time, the pitch was obscured by smoke, the result of dozens of flares let off in the Tribune Est of the Stade de Roudourou.
    Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The artwork has been cloaked in everything from a bikini to various seasonal costumes.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • There's some indication the attackers did cloak their location.
    Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 2 Feb. 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 Feb. 2025.

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