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Recent Examples of Synonyms for setting back
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The business of women’s sports is growing fast, but media rights revenues still pale in comparison with major men’s leagues, holding back salaries.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026 -
Prosecutors are seeking a 41-month prison sentence, and Perry's family isn't holding back.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 May 2026
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The long view The expectation of a lower enrollment trend holding up is one of the key factors likely to translate into higher cost estimates as insurers draw up 2027 rates.—
Julie Appleby,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The Home Depot results echo early spring spending data that suggests consumers are still holding up all right — but not evenly.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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And that could cause localized flash flooding, delaying both ground and air travel.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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That works only if the athletes see the value in delaying their own gratification for the greater good.—
Jemele Hill,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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NASCARs hit speeds over 200 miles per hour on tracks with long straightaways that allow drivers to accelerate to top speeds without slowing down for safety purposes.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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One of the biggest culprits has been slowing job growth, which has become downright anemic in the past year or so.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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And moviegoers turned out to indies from Rosemead to The Chronology of Water, All That’s Left Of You and more, new and holding over, limited, wide and top ten.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2026
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MicroStrategy remains the leader among corporate crypto treasuries, holding over 638,000 bitcoins valued at an astonishing $71 billion.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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On Monday, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York barred ICE agents from detaining people who show up for proceedings in New York City's immigration courts, with the order specifically banning action at 26 Federal Plaza, 201 Varick Street, and 290 Broadway.—
Allen Devlin,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Bill de Blasio had campaigned against aggressive policing, particularly the city’s controversial policy of briefly detaining people and patting them down for weapons.—
Elizabeth Glazer,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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“Setting back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/setting%20back. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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