HOLDS (IN) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

holds (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hold (in)

as in masks

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None of it masks the fact that nostalgia, no matter how closely held and beloved, is not enough to save a film.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
But that stat masks some major differences from one market to the next, with luxury entry points already approaching $4 million in some cities and still rising in others.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of masks

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Track how often your products appear in assistant answers, and track launch-window products apart from the catalog average, because the aggregate hides the cohort at risk.

— Srijith Ravikumar, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
That way the top of the boots hides beneath the hem and peeks out just enough to elongate your legs.

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of hides

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The snail’s diminutive size, however, conceals a massive secret.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
Co-created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, Blue Eye Samurai follows the story of Mizu, a samurai who conceals her gender and mixed-race heritage after facing a life of discrimination, on a personal quest for revenge.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of conceals

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OpenAI’s use of a new technique that obscures AI agents’ chain of thought is alarming the research community.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026
Like a fog that obscures the landscape but cannot alter it, the material senses appear to hide from us our true, spiritual identity.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscures

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The Florida Constitution cloaks everything about executive clemency in unhealthy secrecy.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Luis Bustamente designed every detail of each suite with a backdrop of rich navy that cloaks the walls of every room, and furniture framed in the hotel’s signature tri-color scheme.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026

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