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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Dan Scavino will return to his role as deputy chief of staff, after serving as a longtime Trump communications staffer (he was held in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in the House Jan. 6 committee investigation, but the Justice Department declined to prosecute him).
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
They were packed in the ships’ holds in filthy conditions reminiscent of their initial arrival in North America, their prospects of freedom largely unchanged by the war.
—Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
After the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest was held in New York’s Washington Square Park, organizer Anthony Po was slapped with a $500 fine for hosting a public event without a permit.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Nominated in the same category as Wicked’s Ariana Grande, 31, the actresses sat next to each other at Tuesday’s luncheon, held in Los Angeles at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
—Andrea Mandell, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
They were packed in the ships’ holds in filthy conditions reminiscent of their initial arrival in North America, their prospects of freedom largely unchanged by the war.
—Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
After the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest was held in New York’s Washington Square Park, organizer Anthony Po was slapped with a $500 fine for hosting a public event without a permit.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Nominated in the same category as Wicked’s Ariana Grande, 31, the actresses sat next to each other at Tuesday’s luncheon, held in Los Angeles at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
—Andrea Mandell, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Hold in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20in. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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