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as in to put off
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Recent Examples of hold off
Elgin City Council members will hold off on approving an ordinance governing e-bikes and similar devices until it’s known if the General Assembly passes statewide rules this spring.
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Housing advocates are also pushing the VA to ask the mortgage industry to hold off foreclosing on vets until its new program gets up and running in a few months.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Last season’s 4-8 team wore down during the second half during losses at LSU, Miami and Texas A&M, was overrun at home by Tennessee and couldn’t hold off USF during a defeat that effectively sealed former head coach Billy Napier’s fate.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Haimes filed his ruling on Thursday, just hours after Poliakoff and legal counsel for the city filed a joint motion requesting that the judge hold off on a ruling because both parties had agreed to enter into settlement negotiations.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Housing advocates are also pushing the VA to ask the mortgage industry to hold off foreclosing on vets until its new program gets up and running in a few months.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Last season’s 4-8 team wore down during the second half during losses at LSU, Miami and Texas A&M, was overrun at home by Tennessee and couldn’t hold off USF during a defeat that effectively sealed former head coach Billy Napier’s fate.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Haimes filed his ruling on Thursday, just hours after Poliakoff and legal counsel for the city filed a joint motion requesting that the judge hold off on a ruling because both parties had agreed to enter into settlement negotiations.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold off
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The jury award was a spur to understand a life recognizably shaped by social-media algorithms, in ways that were perhaps near-impossible to resist, as a serious injury to an entire generation.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Desmon Moore also physically resisted officers, documents filed with the court allege.—
Nick Sullivan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Or will the scandal, just three years gone, put off fans of her progressive policies?—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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These Zendaya fans also have been put off by Sweeney’s desire to be seen at Jeff Bezos’s wedding last June and her choice to pursue a romantic relationship with the divisive — and 16 years older — entertainment mogul Scooter Braun.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The only way forward is to scour the space for signs of anything out of the ordinary, from changes in the ads on the wall to a sudden flood that threatens to wash you away, and to turn back if there’s an anomaly.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Trains are turning back at Pearl/Arts District, Deep Ellum, Victory and EBJ Union stations.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Without discussion, the 12-member Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians council voted unanimously to table the motion to a future meeting, according to a tribal video of the session.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Shawn Iles, 3rd, was also poised to reject the proposal before Burns’ motioned to table the discussion.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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When the expectation of change collides with a system configured to withstand change, combustion often follows.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The calls were loudest for burying power lines, improving utility equipment to withstand storms and compensating businesses and individuals for losses due to outages.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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The stabbing was so forceful that the tip of the knife broke off inside the officer’s head, Chamberlain said, but the officer was able to fire his gun and shoot the man during the attack.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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The victim fought off Mohammed after being stabbed, holding onto the blade of a kitchen knife using a towel until the blade broke off the handle.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Neuer plunged down, jutted out a wrist of steel, and Mbappe turned away, eyes wide in disbelief.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the three partner schools had to turn away students and establish wait lists.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, Newsom has proposed deferring funding guaranteed under Proposition 98, the 1988 ballot measure that requires roughly 40 percent of the state’s general fund go to K-12 schools and community colleges.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Last month, the commission's Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee deferred the proposal indefinitely.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Hold off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20off. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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