HOLDOUT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

hold out

verb

Definition of hold out

as in to survive

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore

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Recent Examples of hold out Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas was held out after leaving Tuesday night’s 3-1 win during an at-bat in the eighth inning with lower back soreness. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 That dashed the hopes of buyers who were holding out for a rate cut in 2026 that would boost affordability. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026 When the target returned, a neighbor’s security camera captured the pair quickly sitting up and holding out what appeared to be phones to photograph or record the family, according to the affidavit. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The Braves’ starter in Tuesday’s Game 3 will be ace Chris Sale, who was controversially held out of Sunday’s game because the Braves didn’t want to use him on short rest. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hold out

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Figuring out whether those systems can survive is a big part of what Sandia’s Z Machine and Lawrence Livermore’s NIF were built for.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
And yet Church’s and some of its neighbors, including Tricker’s, Cheaney, and Edward Green, survived by turning the traditional manufacturing practices on which the town was built into an increasingly appreciated point of difference.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

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Its stainless steel body can last for years of making pour-over coffee every morning or evening cups of hot tea, and the kettle also comes in handy to boil water fast for everyday recipes.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2026
Tehran fears that surrendering its maritime leverage first would invite fresh demands; Washington worries that easing pressure would reward coercion without securing lasting constraints on Iran’s nuclear program.

— Ali Vaez, Time, 21 Oct. 2026