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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
Without warning, the administration terminated a student’s record in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), the online database schools and the government use to track student visa holders’ status.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
When major holders began exiting, the already thin order books couldn’t absorb the sudden wave of sell orders, triggering cascading liquidations across exchanges and accelerating OM’s collapse.
—Alice Liu, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Khalil, a green card holder and permanent legal resident who is married to an American citizen, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at his Columbia housing in March after helping lead protests at Columbia over the war in Gaza.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
Permit holders for animal grazing, oil and gas leases, logging and mining activities will also be affected.
—Mike Dombeck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
When major holders began exiting, the already thin order books couldn’t absorb the sudden wave of sell orders, triggering cascading liquidations across exchanges and accelerating OM’s collapse.
—Alice Liu, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Khalil, a green card holder and permanent legal resident who is married to an American citizen, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at his Columbia housing in March after helping lead protests at Columbia over the war in Gaza.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
Permit holders for animal grazing, oil and gas leases, logging and mining activities will also be affected.
—Mike Dombeck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holder
Noun
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But this year’s New American Home is being constructed for a private owner with a specific mission.—
Laura Kinsler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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In some older buildings, condo owners are being asked to pay steep special assessments that threaten to force some people out of their homes.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Gill’s truckers, who haul goods from the Port of Oakland, typically move 50 containers a week.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Store individual portions in freezer-safe containers with little headroom (to prevent freezer burn).—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
Noun
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This is not someone who has regular contact with people, except perhaps the proprietors of the businesses.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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There, fifth-generation proprietor Yasuhisa Serizawa carries on the tradition with his family’s Kanesa Dried Bonito Store, founded in 1882.—
Kristen E. Pope,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holder. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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