holding (in)

verb

Definition of holding (in)next
present participle of hold (in)
as in hiding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holding (in)
  1. hiding
  2. masking
  3. obscuring
  4. restricting
  5. limiting
Verb
  • Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • This would have reset the age of lunar rocks, masking the moon's true age.
    Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to masking submarine signatures, navies could make greater use of inexpensive underwater drones, or uncrewed underwater vehicles.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of masking
Verb
  • Smothered in clouds, this House of the Dragon valley provides perfect, obscuring aerial cover for anyone who might happen to be wandering around in the wilderness and stumbles into a dragon that went rogue decades ago.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
  • However, the relentless pursuit of RTO may be a costly distraction, obscuring deeper issues such as workforce reductions and the evolving nature of work, particularly with the rise of artificial intelligence, that are hindering corporate performance.
    Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscuring
Verb
  • Further restricting sideloading, perhaps more than anything else, is the game-changer here.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • What To Know Last week, Human Rights Watch accused Israel of genocide by restricting water to Gaza amid the country's ongoing war with Hamas militants.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of restricting
Verb
  • The change, while also limiting the game’s potential reach, also resulted in the game getting delisted from stores in certain countries.
    Scott Robertson, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, New York will consider a bill limiting the construction of new data centers and requiring them to report their energy consumption.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of limiting
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Thesaurus Entries Near holding (in)

holding forth

holding (in)

holding off

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“Holding (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holding%20%28in%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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