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
That's the lead (in number of games) the Pistons hold over the Cleveland Cavaliers, their division rival who finished with the top seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2024-25 season.
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Christian Romo, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The pause in Russian attacks on Kyiv held over the weekend, while other parts of Ukraine suffered more acts of barbarism.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
The United States had inspired Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in his increasing hold over the country.
—Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
The permanent collection holds over 20,000 pieces of art that span ancient classical art to the present day.
—Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
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Christian Romo, Freep.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The pause in Russian attacks on Kyiv held over the weekend, while other parts of Ukraine suffered more acts of barbarism.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
The United States had inspired Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in his increasing hold over the country.
—Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
The permanent collection holds over 20,000 pieces of art that span ancient classical art to the present day.
—Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold over
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Horst has reluctantly postponed Serafini’s sentencing three times in the past several months, because the judge had to first hear testimony and arguments to determine whether to grant Serafini a new trial.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The women’s freeski halfpipe final has been postponed until tomorrow.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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It was also delayed thanks to a series of multiple wet dress rehearsal failures.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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Los Altos Hills Mayor Rajiv Bhateja said since taxes are likely unfeasible, the hike could force the the town to lay off 10% of its staff or delay key projects like road maintenance.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Significant portions of the one-year contracts Michael King and Elias Díaz played under in 2024 were deferred via buyouts on a mutual option.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Asked what’s next on the agenda, the rapper-designer-actor deferred his answer to a higher power.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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When the rudder is put over, the stern swings out first, so that if the vessel is in restricted waters, trying to avoid something ahead can result in hitting something behind.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2026
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The nonprofit that has been helping them is trying to find a roof to put over their heads.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Hold over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20over. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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