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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

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carry, include, take

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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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Some held candles at the event, which doubled as both a celebration and a protest against the military, which seized power in 2021, plunging the country into a bloody civil war.

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Next summer's World Cup will be held across North America.

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As things stand, there is no timetable for when further talks might be held, and no countries have made formal offers to host them.

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“Not just the technical, or work culture, but he’s very financial. He was the only one of his peers who increased his holding in his company,” which he did through buybacks.

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If investors demand a higher return for holding longer-dated bonds, that will mean higher borrowing costs for the government and falling prices on already issued bonds, because bond prices move inversely to rates.

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

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