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as in to put off
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Recent Examples of hold off
For instance, manufacturing firms surveyed by the Cleveland Fed reported some producers were holding off on placing new orders.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
This is also not the best time to be making important purchases, so maybe hold off for now on booking that cruise or applying for that travel credit card.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
The team that had long struggled to finish games scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to hold off the Raiders, sealed by an eight-play, 92-yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass from Herbert to rookie Ladd McConkey.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
By Thursday evening, AccuWeather predicts showers might hold off, calling for a 21% probability of precipitation.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
This is also not the best time to be making important purchases, so maybe hold off for now on booking that cruise or applying for that travel credit card.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
The team that had long struggled to finish games scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to hold off the Raiders, sealed by an eight-play, 92-yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass from Herbert to rookie Ladd McConkey.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
By Thursday evening, AccuWeather predicts showers might hold off, calling for a 21% probability of precipitation.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold off
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California’s choice to resist potential policies that are threatening to its citizens is very necessary.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Key Background Biden dropped out of the race on July 21 after resisting calls from within his own party for weeks to end his reelection bid in the wake of his disastrous performance in the June 27 debate.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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What’s more, the same Marvel source said there’s a chance some viewers put off watching Agatha until all episodes were released on Halloween eve, turning the series into a spooky-season binge.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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More than three-quarters of Americans put off important health check-ups, according to a recent Aflac Wellness Matters Survey.David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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As the girls were crossing the bridge, German turned back and posted several photos to Snapchat, including one of Williams minding her steps.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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Another theory posits that the wiggling of Alfvén waves, oscillations in the Sun’s magnetic field that penetrate into the corona and turn back on themselves, can also inject energy into the solar wind.ByHannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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Bishop said the organization has been connecting with school counselors in the area and tabling at events to get the word out about its mission.Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Lapid and members of the opposition did support the bills but their final versions were tabled by members of Netanyahu's Likud party.Barak Ravid, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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For all the encouraging signs from the global year of elections, the most important question—whether American democracy can withstand four years of attempts to subvert it—remains contested.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Paired with a strong aluminum or steel pole structure, the heavy canvas fabric creates a resilient structure that can withstand weather in a way that the flexible poles and thin fabrics of backpacking tents could never achieve.Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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The former Oregon Duck has already broken off three runs of 30 yards or longer, and he's also proven to be dangerous in the open field as a pass-catcher.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Each one was found after washing up on shore, broken off an actual ship destroyed by storms and the tempestuous sea.Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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But Trump cannot turn away from China entirely, Wang said.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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That’s when elections staff close the line, but those who are already queued won’t be turned away.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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After the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, reviewed the national security implications of the sale, the Biden administration deferred a decision until after the election.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, only 14% of employees deferred the maximum amount into 401(k) plans, according to Vanguard’s 2024 How America Saves report, which included data from 1,500 qualified plans and nearly 5 million participants.Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Hold off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20off. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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