holds over

present tense third-person singular of hold over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of holds over State Farm Stadium, the primary venue, holds over 63,000 and can expand to accommodate roughly 73,000. Amanda Castro mandy Taheri peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 However, bands within those forecasts were fairly wide as uncertainty holds over the labor market and prices. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 Nvidia serves as both a significant partner and investor, having participated in a $700 million funding round last year and holds over 1 million Nebius shares. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 She’s performed at Japan’s National Stadium, which holds over 60,000 fans. Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holds over
Verb
  • Scripps continues to pursue a strategy that focuses on the northern parts of San Diego County and postpones reconstruction plans for Scripps Mercy Hospital, which operates sister campuses in Hillcrest and Chula Vista.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The panel’s decision postpones the effective dates of TPS terminations directed by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But that was before the arrival of teplizumab, a monoclonal antibody approved in late 2022 that delays the advance of the illness and may even halt it at stage 2 in some people.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That clogs the judicial system, wastes limited resources, and delays justice for those with legitimate grievances.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Buffett’s buy-and-hold approach not only compounds wealth but also defers taxes, allowing more capital to keep working year after year.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Holds over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holds%20over. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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