HOLD OUT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

hold out

verb

as in to survive

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore

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Recent Examples of hold out The trek spans nearly 40 dates, including a stop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Aug. 31. Between the lines: NIN confirmed the tour last week but put an official announcement on hold out of respect for the wildfires in the Los Angeles area. —

Troy Smith, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025 Having held out for the arrival of a new, more friendly administration in Washington, however, the Israeli leader finally agreed to move forward, and the fruits of the Biden administration’s efforts are starting to fall into the Trump administration’s lap. —

Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025 Media partners and potential bidders wanted to make sure the big names of the league weren’t going to be held out of games if billions of dollars would be paid to broadcast them. —

Zach Harper, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025 Watch on Deadline Cohan plays Julia, a former beauty queen holding out hope for last minute love while riding out the end with her daughter Apryl (Luciana VanDette). —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hold out

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Any nuclear thermal propulsion fuel aboard a spacecraft would have to be able to survive extreme temperatures and exposure to hot hydrogen gas.

— Julian Dossett, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2025
He is survived by his daughter, the actor Nicole Burley.

— Mark Kennedy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025