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as in container
something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation
her hat made a good holder for the shells she collected on the beach
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Recent Examples of holder
The Parent Pass costs $337 and is available for one adult per household with a Ski Passport or Gems Teen Pass holder.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
The Consumer Protection Paradox Proponents highlight the Act’s solvency safeguards, restrictions on misleading marketing, and unprecedented bankruptcy priority for stablecoin holders.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The team-up is the latest example of third-party bundling, but the first notable package involving major sports rights holders.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
However, the game includes a Content Creator mode that cuts the bloodshed on the streamer's side in order to appease platform holders like Twitch and YouTube, companies with a rich history of demonetizing violent video game footage.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
The Consumer Protection Paradox Proponents highlight the Act’s solvency safeguards, restrictions on misleading marketing, and unprecedented bankruptcy priority for stablecoin holders.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
The team-up is the latest example of third-party bundling, but the first notable package involving major sports rights holders.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
However, the game includes a Content Creator mode that cuts the bloodshed on the streamer's side in order to appease platform holders like Twitch and YouTube, companies with a rich history of demonetizing violent video game footage.
—PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holder
Noun
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Milwaukee business owners express concerns to Sen. Tammy Baldwin about the negative impacts of Trump administration tariffs.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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As the suspect raises his hand with the knife, the pit bull charges at him, seemingly in a bid to protect its owner, KTLA reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The food containers are all decorated with whimsical illustrations, and the bag even features a crossword puzzle with McDonaldland trivia.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Coaching staff found football training equipment, shoulder pads and 60 helmets missing from the storage container outside of the Park District community center at 13800 South Trumbull Ave.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For something a little more extravagant, book a private at-home wine tasting with award-winning Minerva Wine—proprietors of the 2-hectare, 10,000-vine Corston Vineyard Estate.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Williams teamed up with Laura McCarthy, proprietor of former venues such as Brownies and Lakeside Lounge, among others, on the venture, which occupies the same space as Brownies before its closure over 20 years ago.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
29 July 2025
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“Holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holder. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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