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
Strange occurrences quickly destabilize the group, with the writer becoming increasingly unhinged, convinced the location has an inexplicable hold over her creative faculties.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
This year’s boot drive was held over two days in San Diego County, on both March 5 and March 11.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Racing in a variety of series will be held over the three days.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Glasgow brings years of executive experience at companies like Meta and Google and holds over 50 issued or pending patents in areas like search, data mining, and commerce.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
This year’s boot drive was held over two days in San Diego County, on both March 5 and March 11.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Racing in a variety of series will be held over the three days.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Glasgow brings years of executive experience at companies like Meta and Google and holds over 50 issued or pending patents in areas like search, data mining, and commerce.
—Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold over
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As a result, the central bank will almost certainly postpone any cut in interest rates for months.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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As a result, the central bank will almost certainly postpone any cut in interest rates for months.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Congress allocated money for it, but billions of dollars were delayed due to the shutdown.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Bogey’s Image, ridden by Teddy Davies, appeared to win, only for a lengthy stewards’ inquiry to delay the result as spectators waited along the rails.—
Michael Howes,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2026
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That uncertainty makes the topic easy to defer.—
Andrew Crowell,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Before Congress changed the law in 1997, homeowners could defer taxes on home sales by purchasing another house of equal or greater value.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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This is a great sign, seeing as Reflect Orbital's ultimate hope is to put over 50,000 satellites in Earth orbit by the year 2035.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 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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“Hold over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20over. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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