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hold

Definition for hold

noun as in grasp, possession

verb as in continue, endure

verb as in support

Strongest matches

bear, carry, stay, take

Weak match

shore up

verb as in have a capacity for

Strongest matches

carry, include, take

Strong matches

accommodate, comprise, contain, seat

Weak match

be equipped for

verb as in conduct meeting, function

Strongest matches

call, celebrate, convene, have, run

Weak match

carry on

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Those companies together will have spent over $600 billion between 2023 and this year, if forecasts from the companies and analysts hold.

The chimps were first given a hint about which box held the reward.

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She became the publication’s second editor in chief, and the second Black person ever to hold that title under the publishing giant Condé Nast.

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According to research conducted by his family and Amnesty International, he was being held by the Venezuelan authorities.

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In it he said that a special meeting of the Church's General Assembly will be held in December.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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