as in to limit
to set bounds or an upper limit for
efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending
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Recent Examples of hold down
Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The leadership, durability and physicality will play in a big way in the Bengals draft room as will holding down a starting spot at Alabama.
—Paul Dehner Jr., New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
If the hold-down clamp is not tightened properly, the battery could move, allowing the positive terminal to contact the clamp and short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire, the company said.
—CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
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Verb
Los Angeles’ payroll figure was held down by deferred payments.
—Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The leadership, durability and physicality will play in a big way in the Bengals draft room as will holding down a starting spot at Alabama.
—Paul Dehner Jr., New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
SpaceX tested the water deluge system several times since April, including on a pair of hold-down engine tests with the Super Heavy booster in August.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
If the hold-down clamp is not tightened properly, the battery could move, allowing the positive terminal to contact the clamp and short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire, the company said.
—CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold down
Verb
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However, cryptocurrency’s volatility and complex user interfaces limited the appeal of gambling for less technical users.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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For the Howards, renovations are a chance to bring the house back to life—not just limit the damage wrought by the fire 85 years ago.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Since the protests a year ago, the university has heavily restricted campus access, drawing a lawsuit from neighbors in Manhattan who say Columbia is violating city and state laws permitting a passageway through campus.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Over the past two months, the state Senate has passed bills seeking to drastically restrict where wind and solar can be built, and to require every watt of new solar that is brought online to be accompanied by a watt of new gas.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By the early 1930s, after spending time in New York, Bullitt moved back to Seattle and began managing the family’s downtown real estate holdings following her father and brothers’ deaths.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
1 May 2025
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The Trump Organization owns dozens of properties worldwide, with current and planned holdings in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump referenced the designations during a rally in Michigan on Tuesday, praising them as key tools in his administration's efforts to combat gang violence and tighten border enforcement.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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But by early 2018, the rally stalled, as the European Central Bank (ECB) held off on rate hikes even as the Fed kept tightening.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That tie is now broken, and according to Billboard, SOS stands alone as the longest-charting top 10 album by a solo female artist in history, passing the Grammy-winning 21.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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But like the exhibition match against Dynamo, the tie would never be played.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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It’s finished with a straight point collar and buttoned barrel cuffs.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fighters such as heavyweight world champions Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois, and super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, walk through the doors of the palatial Old Royal Naval College, tuxedo collars straining atop their muscled necks.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Hold down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20down. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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