Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for held (in)
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Economic growth fueled by foreign borrowing created an illusion of stability that concealed deepening structural decay.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Amylin is hormone co-secreted with insulin in the pancreas to suppress appetite and reduce food intake.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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Finally, like mealy bugs, the honeydew secreted by aphids can encourage the growth of sooty mold and fungus.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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Authorities have not identified the individual, who is masked in the photos.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Parents and community members spoke about the trauma caused if armed and masked immigration agents enter schools — an environment that should be a sanctuary for learning, not a stage for political terror.—
Randy Linville,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, a lot of the homes near Guthrie's residence are far from the street and are obscured by shrubbery, Siminoff said, so collecting video data of cars on the road might be hard in this case.—
Liz Kreutz,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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The result of this was that the view of the ball was often obscured when shots went up.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Rakan Mayasi Post-production, hybrid, 100 min In a valley veiled by fog and tribal codes, two sisters walk into the night not as daughters, but as offerings— where blood, memory, and silence attempt to keep the fire from spreading.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Things have been bad between Bass and Horvath for more than a year, with the two Democrats taking veiled, and sometimes not-so-veiled, swipes at each other.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The technique is banned by statute in at least one state and prohibited or restricted to low-speeds by some police agencies.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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By 1982, the species had been restricted to a single population of just 35 individuals at Epping Forest National Park in Queensland.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Though shrouded in feigned care for the wrongful death of an unborn child, HB 289 and HB 663 will have horrific effects on women, their families and all medical professionals working in gynecology and obstetrics.—
Eleanor Sobel,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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The goal is to get a better sense of how different groups are faring, trends that can be shrouded by nationwide averages.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Held (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20%28in%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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