as in to survive
to continue to operate or to meet one's needs
we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore
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Recent Examples of hold out
After holding out to shoot in the West Bank as planned, Jacir and Ossama Bawardi, her life partner and long-time producer at joint company Philistine Films acknowledged that the production would have to move.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
He’s been holding out for Joan all the while, biding his time as a bartender at Elysium’s version of Grand Central.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The sophomore was held out of the Missouri State game due to an undisclosed injury.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Hunt and Lewis were listed as limited participants, while Ekwonu was held out of the first practice.
—Mike Kaye
september 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
He’s been holding out for Joan all the while, biding his time as a bartender at Elysium’s version of Grand Central.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The sophomore was held out of the Missouri State game due to an undisclosed injury.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Hunt and Lewis were listed as limited participants, while Ekwonu was held out of the first practice.
—Mike Kaye
september 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold out
Verb
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But it has been largely forgotten over the past five decades, as the people who knew about it and the 10 people who survived it grew older or passed away.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the rest of the universe, and completely unprepared for that kind of pressure, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, survive a series of formidable trials, and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Built to last, the 2020 model features a new roof design that boasts up to 90 pounds per square foot of snow load.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The recession began in December 2007, when the housing bubble burst and the financial crisis took hold, and lasted until mid-2009.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the lion’s den, no less, at left leaning venues, hoping facts and common sense would prevail.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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But even in the very north of Sweden, there was not much chill factor to be found – well north of the Artic circle, temperatures above 30 degrees prevailed through July.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Hold out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20out. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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