hold in
phrasal verb
held in; holding in; holds in
: to stop (an emotion) from being expressed
Don't hold your feelings in. Let them out.
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He also had been placed on psychiatric hold in 2022 and 2024, law enforcement sources told CNN.
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Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
The vote keeps alive the Commanders’ hopes of moving into the new stadium in time for the 2030 season, and will also allow the team and city to make a bid to host games during the 2031 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in the United States and Mexico.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Things just got interesting for the Washington Commanders, as star wide receiver Terry McLaurin, who has been holding in at training camp, reportedly requested a trade.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The first Miami Grand Prix was held in May 2022, and F1 returned to Las Vegas in 2023 after its last competition in Sin City in the 1980s.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
The vote keeps alive the Commanders’ hopes of moving into the new stadium in time for the 2030 season, and will also allow the team and city to make a bid to host games during the 2031 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in the United States and Mexico.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Things just got interesting for the Washington Commanders, as star wide receiver Terry McLaurin, who has been holding in at training camp, reportedly requested a trade.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The first Miami Grand Prix was held in May 2022, and F1 returned to Las Vegas in 2023 after its last competition in Sin City in the 1980s.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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