as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
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Recent Examples of hold over
The festival was held over four days in Newport Beach, California, celebrating achievements in television at networks and on streaming platforms.
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Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
Several protests are still going through the evening with clashes between police and demonstrators reported in L.A.
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Protests were held over 1,500 locations nationwide Saturday, with more than 200,000 in New York, and 100,000 in Philadelphia.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Traditionally held over two days, this year’s Boulevardia will take place in a single day.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The first ever Tony Awards were held over dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 June 2025
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Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
Several protests are still going through the evening with clashes between police and demonstrators reported in L.A.
What To Know
Protests were held over 1,500 locations nationwide Saturday, with more than 200,000 in New York, and 100,000 in Philadelphia.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Traditionally held over two days, this year’s Boulevardia will take place in a single day.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
The first ever Tony Awards were held over dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold over
Verb
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The city of Cudahy has postponed its Independence Day Celebration that was set for Thursday, July 3.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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The item needs to come back to the commission for final approval, at which point it would be sent to voters on the November ballot — now in a special election since the main election has been postponed.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
Verb
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So far, the administration has ended or delayed nearly 2,500 NIH grants, including some related to researching blood glucose.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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Service businesses face real-time cost pressures that cannot be warehoused or delayed.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Service businesses, however, cannot stockpile labor or defer rising operational costs, forcing them to adjust prices.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The trend reached its apex with Ohtani, who agreed to defer 98 percent of his windfall until after his playing contract ends; the team is paying him just $2 million per season while using his celebrity to rake in untold millions through new sponsorships with Japanese companies.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Together, these buyers put over $21 billion in the U.S. housing market last year.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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McAfee put over Michael Cole for dedicating 28 years of his life to this business.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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“Hold over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20over. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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