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as in to put off
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Recent Examples of hold off
Lucic, however, would like to hold off on becoming a general manager.
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The Dolphins were leading the Jets 10-3 at that point and were able to hold off a fourth-quarter comeback to get off the mark this season.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Part of the challenge, Barra said, was knowing how long the company could hold off before making decisions on which vehicles to produce as gas-propulsion or battery electric.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
So nice for the Padres to hold off on their postseason celebration until this homestand.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The Dolphins were leading the Jets 10-3 at that point and were able to hold off a fourth-quarter comeback to get off the mark this season.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Part of the challenge, Barra said, was knowing how long the company could hold off before making decisions on which vehicles to produce as gas-propulsion or battery electric.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
So nice for the Padres to hold off on their postseason celebration until this homestand.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold off
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Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island have long resisted the ongoing settler colonial project that is now the United States.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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Ever since the company’s founder was pushed out and fled Russia in 2014 for resisting Kremlin demands and the company was handed over to Putin allies, VK has been more than pliant in cooperating with the state.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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How the long-term contracts for Karlsson, Tomáš Hertl and Marc-Edouard Vlasic under former general manager Doug Wilson put off a necessary rebuild, then backing the strip-mining job current GM Mike Grier has been doing since his 2022 hiring.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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This helps the shoe absorb impact, pushing off energy back towards you and putting off foot fatigue.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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The men hunted a little farther, stopped to eat lunch, then decided to investigate a small hill before turning back to drag out their deer.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Rangers look like turning back to Steven Gerrard, their title-winning manager in 2020-21, after the swift sacking of Russell Martin.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Farm to table For the first time this year, some of South Florida’s top chefs have started to source local oysters.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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The committee debated whether doctors should wait a month before giving a dose—even though some women aren’t screened for the virus during pregnancy and the virus can be transmitted by other caregivers—but ultimately decided to table the issue.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
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Former White House advisor Ball, who is now a senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation, said China’s strict rare earth controls represent an opportunity for the rest of the world to build a new supply chain that can withstand weaponization by any one country.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The set comes with two baskets (one medium and one large) that have a durable metal frame to withstand use for years to come.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to the New York Post, visitors broke off parts of the headstone as souvenirs.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Barber, the detective, testified that the tip of that knife was broken off, and there appeared to be blood on the blade and handle.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Coders are now turning away from many of the public expressions of interest in different languages (like Google searches and Stack Exchange queries), which have served as key metrics for the ranking since 2013.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2025
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Core questions—borders, sovereignty, refugees—are deferred.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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According to trade experts, payments on these new tariffs can be deferred until December 10 but the fees will begin applying on October 14.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Hold off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20off. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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