as in postpones
to assign to a later time
the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
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Recent Examples of holds over
More crucially for the island's future is that Cuba’s private sector has also relentlessly eroded the control that Cuba’s military conglomerate GAESA holds over the country’s economy.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Releasing that control can soften the tendency to internalize life’s unpredictability as a personal failure, Jacobsen says—and also weaken the power that anxiety in your 30s holds over you.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Feb. 2026
The permanent collection holds over 20,000 pieces of art that span ancient classical art to the present day.
—Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
If his former reticence holds over the next week, the Bulls could end February on a quiet note once again.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
By comparison, the federal Bureau of Prisons currently holds over 153,000 inmates.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
The platform now holds over $500 billion in crypto assets, a figure that grew fivefold in three years.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
For example, Nongshim, best known for its Shin Ramyeon brand, holds over 60% market share in South Korea.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
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
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Releasing that control can soften the tendency to internalize life’s unpredictability as a personal failure, Jacobsen says—and also weaken the power that anxiety in your 30s holds over you.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Feb. 2026
The permanent collection holds over 20,000 pieces of art that span ancient classical art to the present day.
—Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
If his former reticence holds over the next week, the Bulls could end February on a quiet note once again.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
By comparison, the federal Bureau of Prisons currently holds over 153,000 inmates.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
The platform now holds over $500 billion in crypto assets, a figure that grew fivefold in three years.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
For example, Nongshim, best known for its Shin Ramyeon brand, holds over 60% market share in South Korea.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for holds over
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Instead, the sentencing for the teenager falls under a process known as Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile, which postpones an adult sentence until his 21st birthday.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Discord postpones age verification Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Too much light in the evening — that extra hour from daylight saving time — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Too much light in the evening — that extra hour from daylight saving time — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Depending on how long the renter defers part of the payment, Livble’s fees can translate into effective annual percentage rates of roughly 104% to 139%.—
Ken Sweet,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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One amendment to the bill adding new zoning categories defers its effective date to April 5, which Johnston said was meant to give the Planning Department enough time to put together and disseminate the map.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Holds over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holds%20over. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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