hold (in)

verb

Definition of hold (in)next
as in to hide

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold (in)
  1. hide
  2. conceal
  3. veil
  4. mask
  5. secrete
  6. obscure
  7. cloak
Verb
  • Yang then bemoaned how people shoot lasers at him and hide their kids.
    Anne McCarthy, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Discover joy and wonder hidden behind the daily routine of a konbini worker, explore every nook and cranny around the store, and help your customers navigate their lives in branching conversations with meaningful choices!
    Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of hide
Verb
  • With its sweeping hood concealing a 382 hp, 3.0-liter BMW M TwinPower Turbo inline-six engine, and with M light-alloy wheels (19-inch at the front and 20-inch at the back) wrapped in ultra-sticky Michelins, the car is purposeful, athletic, and elegant.
    Nick Czap, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Officers uncovered the remains of four monkeys, identified as bushmeat, concealed among other items.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of conceal
Verb
  • Then their decayed remains began to turn up in the dense national forest that surrounds Placerville, dumped behind rocks or deep in ravines veiled by towering pines.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Mary’s still mourning the loss of her son in Vietnam, and Angus has family problems that remain veiled until late in the film.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of veil
Verb
  • Fake inspection stickers mask unsafe motor vehicles that place all motorists on our roadways in harm.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The actors star as a couple that put their Los Angeles villa on the real estate market and work to mask the abode’s dark secrets to a litany of potential buyers.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of mask
Verb
  • Whiteflies also secrete honeydew, which can lead to the growth of sooty mold, which reduces photosynthesis and overall plant health, says Khan.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Exactly how Israel may have secreted explosive material into so many thousands of gadgets and remotely detonated those payloads remains far from clear.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of secrete
Verb
  • But it has been largely obscured by the perpetual closeness of statewide elections here, and the fact that Democrats have been winning them more often than losing them.
    Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This recent run has somewhat obscured the Penguins’ penchant for allowing the first goal.
    Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscure
Verb
  • While the Executive Branch pushes agencies to leverage private AI expertise, more and more information on how those AI models work will be cloaked in the nigh-impenetrable veil of government secrecy.
    Matthew Guariglia, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Any morsels of political ideology are cloaked entirely within a lifestyle that these content creators are selling— and young men are buying.
    Tony Peters, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of cloak
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