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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holding (past)
drawing out
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When Democrats attempted to install a map drawing out the lone Republican congressman from the Old Line State during the initial redistricting period this decade, the state’s high court struck it down, resulting in the current map that maintains the lone GOP seat.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2026 -
The entire composition is then exposed to a corrosive liquid, which oxidizes the copper in the textile, drawing out a chemical-looking green that circulates through the narrow channels between the foil sheets.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Holding (past).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holding%20%28past%29. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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