HOLDS DOWN Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

holds down

verb

present tense third-person singular of hold down

as in limits

to set bounds or an upper limit for efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending

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Recent Examples of holds down Adams, then, holds down the top spot on the depth chart in that box-to-box role, but Pochettino has also coaxed fantastic performances out of players such as Sebastian Berhalter, McKennie, Tessmann — and even Timmy Tillman — in that role. —

Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026

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If your income qualifies for exemptions Federal law limits the percentage of your wages that can be garnished, generally capping it at 25% of your disposable income or the amount exceeding 30 times the federal minimum wage — whichever is less.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The new code allows diverse housing stock anywhere in the city, limits new home sizes to 5,000 square feet, and encourages the conversion of vacant or underused commercial buildings to housing.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026