withholds

present tense third-person singular of withhold

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of withholds With its buzzy energy and sympathetic — if bumbling — criminals, Lumet withholds crucial information from the viewer until the final portion of the film. Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 While parents were fulfilling back-to-school shopping and educators were equipping classrooms with supplies out of their own pockets, the state that withholds money from CPS was holding a hearing to find out why the district is in financial trouble. Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025 The last time Berkshire requested confidentiality treatment—which withholds information from the public and allows institutional investors to build positions without tipping off the market and triggering copycat trades—was in late 2023. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 Cai, who co-wrote the script with Han Nianjin, lays the sauce on thick from the get-go, but also withholds lots of key information about Meiyun and Baoshu’s mysterious connection. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for withholds
Verb
  • Trump denies any involvement in the note.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Cook, who denies any wrongdoing, is he first Black female Fed governor.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The soft details include a tagless design and chafe-free stitching, and the crew neck retains its shape well.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The result is a retro profile that still retains a contemporary appeal.
    Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although many philosophers and theologians accept mortality as an inevitable and indeed defining feature of human existence, Kurzweil refuses to accept this line of thinking.
    Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Dusk refuses, choosing ruin instead.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Inzone Mouse-A keeps things simple.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Loafers and sweaters pack easily and can dress up casual outfits, while blazers and scarves offer layering versatility that keeps you looking sharp from museums to evening dinners abroad.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But March’s family, which has seen their factory turned upside down by the ghost of a former employee, rejects the relationship.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The seeds of bombs planted by soldiers long gone remain dormant but alive just beneath the surface and yet the land rejects them every day.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Unrivaled, the women’s 3-on-3 basketball league founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, holds less than 900 fans at the league’s Wayfair Arena home near Miami.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Zhmo Canvas Tote Bag Finding a work bag that checks every box—fits your laptop, holds your lunch and water bottle, keeps things organized, and still looks stylish—is no small feat.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If the Supreme Court declines review, Hernandez would face retrial unless prosecutors decide not to pursue the case further.
    Adeola Adeosun Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Times’ proprietor, Patrick Soon-Shiong, now declines to support political candidates, a decision that conflicts with his community’s liberal constituency.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still grieving the death of his wife and the imprisonment of his son, Brandis binges on booze but possesses a sharp and intuitive mind, even if his family life is in disarray.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Nebius additionally possesses a solid balance sheet.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Withholds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/withholds. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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