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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At best, the push postpones the cross-medium renaissance Hollywood has been predicting for more than 30 years.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 Dec. 2025
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Jeff Bezos' company postpones New Glenn launch New Glenn was fueled up and vertical on the launch pad ahead of an impending launch before Blue Origin ultimately called it off about 90 minutes after the window opened.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Defenses applied the same concepts, too, emphasizing full-court pressure, which delays the opposing attack.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The order specifically delays a 30% duty on upholstered furniture and 50% levy on kitchen cabinets and vanities, keeping in place a 25% tariff on those goods that was imposed back in September.—
Sean Conlon,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 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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After winning the coin toss, FIU opted to receive the kickoff — a rare move by Simmons, who usually defers and takes the ball to start the second half.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Holds over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holds%20over. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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