Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
Verb
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Unfortunately, the cause of the odor is often hidden.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025 -
Liv is forced to break up with her human fiancé, Major (Robert Buckley) to avoid infecting him, and becomes estranged from her best friend and roommate Peyton (Aly Michalka), hiding her new zombie nature from both.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The alleged smuggler, a Mexican citizen, was arrested on suspicion of hiding the birds in nylon stockings concealed inside his boots.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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She was also charged with concealing an individual to prevent discovery and arrest.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The traditional deliberations inside the Sistine Chapel are veiled in secrecy and all cardinals under 80 years old can vote in a secret ballot.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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The search for the replacement was veiled in secrecy — no one on the MoMA board would discuss it in any form.—
Rachel Corbett,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Her ethereal look masked her interior stoniness and likely facilitated her extraordinary powers of observation and reporting.—
Leigh Haber,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Concerts often mask rather than mitigate ideological frictions.—
Stacie E. Goddard,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification of wrongdoing or chance to make a defense.—
Andrea Seielstad,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
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When handled, these treefrogs secrete a sticky toxin as a defense, which can be irritating to mucous membranes of people or pets who make contact with them.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In this natural-color scene, thick smoke obscures the fire’s mark on the land below.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Iben believes that this simple truth—understood intuitively by earlier generations of investors—has been obscured in an era dominated by short-term thinking and monetary distortion.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The first three days of the Trash Emergency were cloaked in gloom.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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Estrangement is far more common than most admit—and often cloaked in shame or silence.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Hold (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20%28in%29. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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