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as in to put off
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Recent Examples of hold off
Trump, who had long held off on criticizing the Russian president, has increasingly made his frustration with Putin known.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Powell has said the Fed is holding off on lowering rates until the full impact of tariffs that Trump has levied against other nations can be determined.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 17 July 2025
Beijing could hold off major stimulus until September to stage a final push to meet its growth target if momentum falters, Xu added.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 July 2025
The Chapel Hill, N.C. native and Duke grad held off Green and Boyd, both Epson Tour rookies, to take the title in Milford on Sunday.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
Powell has said the Fed is holding off on lowering rates until the full impact of tariffs that Trump has levied against other nations can be determined.
—Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 17 July 2025
Beijing could hold off major stimulus until September to stage a final push to meet its growth target if momentum falters, Xu added.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 15 July 2025
The Chapel Hill, N.C. native and Duke grad held off Green and Boyd, both Epson Tour rookies, to take the title in Milford on Sunday.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold off
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If a student tries to evade this process and just asks for the answer, the AI will resist the request and instead redirect the student to engage with the material.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Of course, powerful pollution interests resist any positive change to the status quo.—
Mel Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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And yet, not wanting to dampen the mood now that Aidan is finally in New York for an extended period of time, Carrie puts off confronting this truth.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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Despite relatively low unemployment, hiring data indicates that younger, entry-level workers have been increasingly struggling to get their foot in the door as employers put off hiring plans amid wider economic uncertainty and some industries, like government and tech, having slashed workers.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
16 July 2025
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The monthly number, which represents the percentage of people who are unemployed and looking for work is expected turn back up to 4.2% when the July jobs report is released on Friday, Aug. 1.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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China is building out clean energy at a blistering pace, as the US takes a chainsaw to its wind and solar sectors and makes a hard turn back toward fossil fuels.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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The bid is comprised of €75m (£65.5m; $86.9m) up front with a further €5m in potential add-ons, and was tabled by Newcastle in the past 24 hours.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Since then, it’s been tabled at the end of each school year to carry over until the next, including at the end of this past school year.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Can the jugglers withstand a rainstorm of hens or will they be yoked?—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
29 July 2025
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His firm has developed homebuilding concepts designed to withstand this risk.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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However, Comcast recently announced a plan to break off most of its cable TV networks, including MSNBC, from NBC News into its own company, currently known as SpinCo.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The clever manipulation of breaking off kelp and then using it as a deliberate tool is another thing altogether – something very clearly not linked to social hunting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2025
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Both images show the animal turned away from the camera, their marbled coat leading to a long, fluffy tail.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 July 2025
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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, who now hosts the popular populist show War Room, lists three pillars of MAGA: a modest America-first foreign policy; a turn away from global trade and toward domestic manufacturing; and a crackdown on immigration.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
28 July 2025
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Spring Hill's board has deferred a second reading on the measure to August so officials could gather more information.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 July 2025
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Even as police do their job, cases are dropped, charges are delayed, and justice is deferred.—
Marc Molinaro,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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“Hold off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20off. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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