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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
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How Was Antonio Navarro Murdered? At 7:30 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 16, 2017, as Antonio was leaving for work, Salvador hid in the couple’s building garage, according to TIME.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025 -
Though Polish presidential candidates often stand as individuals, rather than representatives of a party, there is little hiding their affiliations, and each major party historically endorses and campaigns for a candidate.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Then, a sliding mechanism was discreetly integrated to allow for a television and soundbar to be concealed behind the panels.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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But that average conceals more-vulnerable pockets in the state: in two counties, one-quarter of children didn’t have their shots, and in eight schools, less than half did.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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This film sparked criticism even before being seen due to the fact that the women who appear in it are veiled.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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See also: Trump’s cryptocurrency projects, which are hardly veiled—and successful—attempts to enrich his family.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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These threats masked any optimism from the U.S. and China continuing their trade talks.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
25 May 2025
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Luckily grad school was in person; we were masked and testing every week.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
25 May 2025
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Daniel discovered papers relating to the assignment in an old bread box where his father had secreted them, including proof of the army of French Resistance fighters that his father and his fellows had led.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
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The team traced the therapeutic effect to a compound secreted by the fungus: FF-C1.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
6 May 2025
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Elite’s arrangement with Prime, as a private corporation, obscures details of how millions of its public school dollars are ultimately spent.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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The simple stories of great inventors obscure the fact that technological innovations often have many parents.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2025
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Posted three weeks ahead of the movie’s theatrical release, the trailer opens with Cyrus cloaked in a black ensemble and wearing a bright red lip, staring intensely into the camera.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
22 May 2025
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Bigotry is still bigotry, hate is still hate, and violence is still violence, even when it's cloaked in progressive language.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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“Hold (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20%28in%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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