held over; holding over; holds over
: to continue (as in office) for a prolonged period
2
: to prolong the engagement of
the film was held over another week
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Examples of holdover in a Sentence
Noun
He is the only holdover from their last championship team.
This policy is a holdover from the previous administration.
Verb
the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
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Mike Sando, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Post Covid, the No. 1 movie over MLK weekend has been able to do north of $33M over four-days; that is for either an opening title or holdover.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Jan. 2025
Over the decade, his popularity soared—by 1986, he was featured in 40 articles, held over 50 solo exhibitions during his lifetime, and completed more than 50 public artworks.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Whatever challenges Saleh might face working with a holdover GM such as Baalke might seem simple to overcome for a coach coming off a four-year run as coach of the chaotic Jets.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Post Covid, the No. 1 movie over MLK weekend has been able to do north of $33M over four-days; that is for either an opening title or holdover.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
Chutkan went on to highlight the judiciary’s work in holding over 1,000 rioters accountable, emphasizing that the historical record of these cases must remain unaltered as a testament and warning.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Jan. 2025
Over the decade, his popularity soared—by 1986, he was featured in 40 articles, held over 50 solo exhibitions during his lifetime, and completed more than 50 public artworks.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Holdover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holdover. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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hold over
intransitive verb
: to remain in a position or condition
one who holds over in possession of a building after the expiration of a term of years—B. N. Cardozo
B. N. Cardozo
holdover
noun
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