as in suppressed
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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
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2026
Antero Resources, the payor, withheld funds.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Investigators are looking into the shooting, and police said the identity of the victim is being withheld until next of kin is notified.
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Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Judge Sullivan rejected the DOJ's arguments against releasing the materials and concluded that the Public Integrity Project, a public interest law firm, demonstrated that independent journalist Katie Phang was harmed by the materials being withheld.
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James Hill,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
However this time, the technology being withheld sits inside the daily operations of hundreds of thousands of businesses.
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Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Was the information deliberately withheld?
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
But the team’s observations showed that even when pollen was withheld, the Heliconius butterflies still lived much longer than their non-pollen feeding relatives.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Even in school districts with strong policies protecting recess, 60% of schools still withheld it for poor behavior and 69% withheld it for incomplete academic work.
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Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Adjective
The withheld funding supports election monitoring, independent media and other pro-democracy programs abroad.
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Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Navy said the Marine's identity is being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin are notified.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2026
Antero Resources, the payor, withheld funds.
—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Investigators are looking into the shooting, and police said the identity of the victim is being withheld until next of kin is notified.
—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Judge Sullivan rejected the DOJ's arguments against releasing the materials and concluded that the Public Integrity Project, a public interest law firm, demonstrated that independent journalist Katie Phang was harmed by the materials being withheld.
—
James Hill,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
However this time, the technology being withheld sits inside the daily operations of hundreds of thousands of businesses.
—
Sam Birchall,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Was the information deliberately withheld?
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
But the team’s observations showed that even when pollen was withheld, the Heliconius butterflies still lived much longer than their non-pollen feeding relatives.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Even in school districts with strong policies protecting recess, 60% of schools still withheld it for poor behavior and 69% withheld it for incomplete academic work.
—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withheld
Adjective
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General Manager Ken Holland hinted at potentially being done after trading center Phillip Danault for a draft pick in December and acquiring Panarin at a suppressed price in February, though he has been known to under-promise often and, sometimes, over-deliver.
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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.
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Then multiple states filed lawsuits alleging the agency failed to conduct proper environmental reviews, which DHS denied.
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The band had been denied the opportunity to perform during Haiti’s pre-World Cup friendly against Peru, despite the presence of a Peruvian band.
Verb
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party retained its large parliamentary majority in recent elections overshadowed by unrest in Africa’s second-most-populous country.
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One-year-old Kohen Wiley, his mother and a family friend were in the vehicle at the time, according to Ben Crump Law, which has been retained by the victim's family.
Adjective
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Only standing-room general admission tickets remain; family, friends and classmates have already purchased the reserved seats.
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For years, cloud optimization focused heavily on areas such as compute sizing, storage efficiency and reserved instance planning.
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It was flatly refused by the Newsom administration.
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When Randazzo refused, Holston shot him in the back of the head.
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The Cubs kept the game plan fairly simple for Peterson in his debut following a whirlwind couple of days after learning he had been traded Wednesday evening.
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All calls will be kept confidential.
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In another instance, investigators identified a gray button on a test-taker's shirt as a concealed camera.
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Kentucky lawmakers will likely let our columnist Joe Gerth down again by overriding the veto of a bill that would allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to carry concealed guns.
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Indigenous groups protested the last time Mount Rushmore hosted a fireworks display, and former President Joe Biden's administration rejected subsequent attempts to have fireworks at the national monument.
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Judge Sullivan rejected the DOJ's arguments against releasing the materials and concluded that the Public Integrity Project, a public interest law firm, demonstrated that independent journalist Katie Phang was harmed by the materials being withheld.
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“Withheld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withheld. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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