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
State Farm Stadium, the primary venue, holds over 63,000 and can expand to accommodate roughly 73,000.
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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
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
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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
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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
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These early shifts—less COVID vaccination; fewer options for flu, MMR, and chickenpox vaccines; and, perhaps soon, delays to the hepatitis-B schedule—may seem benign enough.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
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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
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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 30 Sep. 2025.
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