HOLDING (IN) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

holding (in)

verb

Definition of holding (in)

present participle of hold (in)

as in hiding

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Verb

Just as O’Malley and Rahill’s work is infatuated with toxic masculinity and fratty hopecore, Bensinger’s is obsessed with sheepish dude-empaths hiding beneath layers of uneasy bravado.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
The pursuit eventually led officers into the forest outside Sacramento, where 44-year-old Derek Spencer held them at bay by hiding and firing from behind a berm until he was shot and killed, authorities said.

— Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hiding

Verb

The front door opens to a wall of giant spindly cacti masking large south-facing windows.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
For years, Brown has cultivated a reputation as the league’s resident philosopher-king, masking questionable judgment behind a wall of academic posturing.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of masking

Verb

The judge in Lindsay Clancy's high-profile Massachusetts murder trial has extended his order concealing the names of jurors in the case.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
The Quebec duo’s face-concealing masks, geometrical hats and polka-dot fashion schemes might scream novelty, but its virtuosic, largely instrumental fare is the genuine article.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of concealing

Verb

The moonphase displayed is not created by partially obscuring an image of the Moon, but by the continuous movement of the two, illustrating the time elapsed between one new moon and the next full moon.

— Carol Besler, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026
But now, new research has found asteroids and comets that have bombarded Mercury have created debris obscuring just how much Mercury has shrunk.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscuring

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Since then, according to Jonathan Friedman, who serves as the director of PEN America’s free-expression program, few schools have gone further than Texas Tech in restricting speech and academic freedom on campus.

— Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Compression, either by WRAP devices or many officers piling on to someone restricting air flow, are the most common police deaths after shootings, Obayashi said.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of restricting

Verb

But researchers say the best way to drive down energy prices at home is to end the Iran war, not limiting exports.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Or any guardrails limiting the number of positions that will inevitably be cut when Paramount merges Paramount+ with HBO Max as the company had said.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of limiting

Verb

Iranian authorities continue to enforce compulsory-veiling rules, including through prosecutions, business closures, vehicle impoundments and surveillance.

— Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Videos on Iranian social media showed many women at the cafes flouting mandatory veiling laws, and crowds mixing freely.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of veiling

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