hold in
phrasal verb
held in; holding in; holds in
: to stop (an emotion) from being expressed
Don't hold your feelings in. Let them out.
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The incident occurred at Jin’s celebratory free hug event in Seoul, which the 32-year-old K-pop star held in June 2024 to mark both his completion of mandatory military service and BTS’s 11-year anniversary.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
The number of immigrants held in detention under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has hit the highest level in more than five years, new data show.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The case concerns a board meeting held in June 2020 when 704Games officials offered a pessimistic sales outlook for NASCAR Heat 5, which was set to publish a month later.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Instead, direction-setting typically occurs at higher-level party meetings, such as the Third Plenum, last held in July 2024.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
The number of immigrants held in detention under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has hit the highest level in more than five years, new data show.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The case concerns a board meeting held in June 2020 when 704Games officials offered a pessimistic sales outlook for NASCAR Heat 5, which was set to publish a month later.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Instead, direction-setting typically occurs at higher-level party meetings, such as the Third Plenum, last held in July 2024.
—Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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