hold out

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Recent Examples of hold out An approach shot on 12 left him befuddled, holding out his hands in disbelief at the ball sank into the rough short of the green. Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025 But her mom and kids convinced her to keep fighting and holding out hope that her kidney is coming soon. Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025 As mandatory minicamps continue, one of the biggest stories across the NFL is playing holding out for business reasons. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 But the faculty is holding out hope that their presence on campus could encourage the chief to pull out of the agreement. Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hold out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold out
Verb
  • The measure narrowly survived the Senate after a marathon session ended with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote Tuesday.
    Caitlin Yilek July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025
  • To survive, pedal builders are doing something unusual in a competitive business: turning to one another for help.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The war that began on June 13 with Israeli attacks against Iranian nuclear sites lasted for 12 days.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 29 June 2025
  • Sunday's flight lasted about 10 minutes and 33 seconds, allowing the civilian crew a chance to unbuckle from their seats and briefly experience weightlessness in the capsule.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • The prevailing viewpoint is that once intelligence begins feeding off other intelligence, a rapid chain reaction will arise.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Much of the premature optimism about a settlement earlier this year sprang from the prevailing belief that Ukraine was losing and would soon be forced to negotiate out of desperation.
    Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025

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“Hold out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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