- present participle of withhold.
withholding
Example Sentences
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She has 30 days from the notice date before the agency will start withholding 50% of her monthly benefit to recover the debt.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
“Please, please I just want something, I’ll do anything,” the hungry 8-year-old boy would beg, according to his sister, whose identity The Times is withholding because she is a juvenile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
From a modest family, he dreamt of becoming a computer engineer to "change his life", he told AFP, withholding his surname because "the fear is still there".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
He added that the health board had taken "a 'one-size-fits-all' approach when withholding information, failing to carefully consider the case for and against disclosure".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Privately, the FBI agents wondered if Dasch was withholding information.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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