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as in denied
to be unwilling to grant
must withhold official approval until all the proper forms have been submitted
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as in retained
to continue to have in one's possession or power
withhold some money for your own expenses
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Recent Examples of withheld
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Have you ever been charged or convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, including an adjudication of guilt withheld?
—Judy Mollica, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Police also arrested two juveniles, 16-year-old males whose names are being withheld due to their ages.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
The bill, which passed unanimously, also would prohibit recess from being withheld from elementary students as a form of punishment.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 12 Feb. 2026
Instead, some posters might offer theories about what happened, what didn’t, what evidence might have been withheld.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The department has made public millions of documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act but has withheld millions more that officials contend would reveal the names of people who accused Epstein of abuse or cover the department's legal analysis of the case.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has said the department withheld or redacted about 200,000 pages based on privileges such as attorney-client communications and deliberative process protections—categories that Massie and Khanna argue are not allowed under the statute.
—Nik Popli, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Ian Patton, a Long Beach resident, said most parts of the investigation into the 2015 explosion were withheld.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The withheld funding supports election monitoring, independent media and other pro-democracy programs abroad.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
But the city received $30 million less than expected after DART officials withheld the money to help cover construction delays and cost overruns tied to the Silver Line rail project.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
Have you ever been charged or convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, including an adjudication of guilt withheld?
—Judy Mollica, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Police also arrested two juveniles, 16-year-old males whose names are being withheld due to their ages.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
The bill, which passed unanimously, also would prohibit recess from being withheld from elementary students as a form of punishment.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 12 Feb. 2026
Instead, some posters might offer theories about what happened, what didn’t, what evidence might have been withheld.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The department has made public millions of documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act but has withheld millions more that officials contend would reveal the names of people who accused Epstein of abuse or cover the department's legal analysis of the case.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has said the department withheld or redacted about 200,000 pages based on privileges such as attorney-client communications and deliberative process protections—categories that Massie and Khanna argue are not allowed under the statute.
—Nik Popli, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Ian Patton, a Long Beach resident, said most parts of the investigation into the 2015 explosion were withheld.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withheld
Adjective
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Supervising sound editor Alastair Sirkett told IndieWire that Peter Claffey’s big, former-rugby-player frame really helps that moment sing with suppressed panic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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Letting muscles weaken suppressed genes involved in mitochondrial function and energy production in particular, including genes that are essential for muscle endurance and recovery.—
Bonnie Tsui,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Along the way, people both inside and outside the union have labeled Meyer as a puppet of powerful agent Scott Boras, a charge both Boras and Meyer have vigorously denied.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Yoon, who can appeal the ruling, had denied the insurrection charge, saying his imposition of martial law was meant to alert the public to paralysing political gridlock caused by the opposition party’s majority in the National Assembly and its impeachment of several senior officials.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Cocktail dresses and cozy twinsets have been swapped out for work-appropriate blazers and cardigans layered over shirts, though Rowe retained some of Jones’s flirty personality by dressing her in pieces such as a mini skirt, made more demure styled with stockings.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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But the parents opting out point to research showing that students who used computers at school performed worse academically and that information is better retained when read on paper.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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Máxima and the recovery of an icon With the arrival of Queen Máxima to the throne, the sapphire tiara regained a prominence that seemed reserved for other eras.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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Low-key and reserved on and off the course, the 23-year-old rarely betrays emotion.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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But Barakat refused to let his team go down on senior night, driving to the basket and scoring with three seconds remaining to force OT.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Two others refused medical treatment, Livengood said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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That builds on similar trends throughout 2025, when the industry buoyed an otherwise slow labor market, as the nation’s hospitals, clinics and nursing homes kept hiring even as many employers pulled back.—
Abha Bhattarai,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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But with fewer trees along the highway and more grassy areas, flame heights are kept well below seven or eight feet, which would threaten evacuation.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Watch it for its skin-deep enticement, its powerful visual devices, but also its concealed malignancy.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tehran has rejected those accusations and said the cases involved legitimate security concerns.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this legislative session, a committee rejected a 50-year sales exemption for data center purchases of equipment and software.—
Makenzie Huber,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Withheld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withheld. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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