- present participle of withhold.
withholding
Example Sentences
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Hamilton ruled that it had only "partially complied" with FOI legislation by "failing to provide a complete response" to the request and "incorrectly withholding" some details.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He registered for Connecticut tax withholding for his nurses, according to court records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
"They then wrote to me, and said that if I refused to send it back, they'd issue court proceedings because I was withholding information that was rightfully theirs."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Among them was reviewing tax withholding on retirement account distributions to make sure it reflected her new tax situation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The first article accuses Abnegation of withholding luxuries like cars and fresh fruit from the other factions in order to force their belief in self-denial on everyone else.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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