hold-downs

plural of hold-down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold-downs
Noun
  • These cable ties come in a pack of 24 and can be used over and over again.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The company’s leadership also includes several figures with ties to the Biden administration, giving Anthropic the look of a Democratic insider network.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • New members of Congress would also be required to divest their individual stock holdings after swearing in.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Once its largest shareholder with a 40% stake, Lefkofsky stepped down from an active leadership role at Groupon in 2015 and has since pared his holdings to just under 10%.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More companies are using collars—an options strategy that caps downside risk without limiting upside gains—to hedge their exposures.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Similar to the differences in finger signals, fixtures on clothing, collars and cuffs, even zipper manufacturers were distinct and different for clothing made in the UK or even elsewhere in Europe.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Hold-downs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold-downs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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