holding (in)

verb

Definition of holding (in)next
present participle of hold (in)
as in hiding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holding (in)
  1. hiding
  2. masking
  3. concealing
  4. secreting
  5. obscuring
  6. restricting
  7. limiting
  8. veiling
Verb
  • Infectious disease specialists aren't disinfecting every surface or hiding from the outside world.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 27 July 2026
  • My son’s lizard looks emaciated and spends all day and night hiding underneath a piece of wood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • If personal information appears in a report, the response may be masking, restricted access or retention review.
    — Saurabh Gupta, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Telling people to mask or stay at home doesn’t stop transmission; masking and staying at home do stop transmission.
    — Marc Lipsitch, STAT, 21 July 2026
Definition of masking
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  • Headline figures such as tasks completed, queries handled or hours saved can look impressive while concealing errors, rework, poor customer outcomes and escalating operating expenses.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Simonpietri has begun building syringe storage and disposal into her vanity designs, with undercabinet pullouts configured to hold unused syringes upright and another drawer concealing a top-loading sharps-disposal bin.
    — Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
Definition of concealing
Verb
  • Because secreting isopropyl myristate is not something exclusive to naked mole rats.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • When activated by heat, the spores awaken and begin secreting enzymes that chemically break down the material from within.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 May 2026
Definition of secreting
Verb
  • But Hegseth’s push for $67 billion more in emergency Iran spending — while the Pentagon directs $75 billion from last year’s tax cuts law to other military spending — may be obscuring a war cost that is far greater.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
  • Merlin is draped in a long, light-colored cloak with a white hood over his head, obscuring his face.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of obscuring
Verb
  • So, although the Fed didn’t raise its rates, higher bond yields may have helped do some of the Fed’s work for it, restricting some lending and keeping inflation somewhat in check.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
  • From Big Four consulting frameworks to enterprise legal teams to countless internal memos about responsible AI, the idea that restricting data inputs is the foundation of AI governance has become the default assumption.
    — Dmitriy Stepanov, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of restricting
Verb
  • China simultaneously placed strict restrictions on its refineries, limiting their output of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Removing and responsibly managing these limiting factors is a precondition for the second phase to arrive.
    — Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of limiting
Verb
  • Maddie attempts to maintain a good-girl façade veiling dangerous inner turmoil, while picture-perfect recipe videos mask an unsettling desperation for fame.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
  • Like the Jim Crow combination cars, these curtains kept the dining car segregated, while also thinly veiling America’s commitment to separate and unequal.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of veiling
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“Holding (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holding%20%28in%29. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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