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as in container
something into which a liquid or smaller objects can be put for storage or transportation
her hat made a good holder for the shells she collected on the beach
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Recent Examples of holder
Zoom in: Franchise Group said its restructuring plan was backed by 80% of its holders of first-lien debt, who will swap it for equity and provide $250 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing.
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Richard Collings, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Vocational experts can help Ticket holders identify transferrable skills that qualify them for different types of jobs.
—Diane Winiarski, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Fold it up into a compact holder to take on the go, then unfold it and hang it up.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
And some of these candle holders will leave you with a beautiful object, once the wax has burned away.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
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Richard Collings, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Vocational experts can help Ticket holders identify transferrable skills that qualify them for different types of jobs.
—Diane Winiarski, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Fold it up into a compact holder to take on the go, then unfold it and hang it up.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
And some of these candle holders will leave you with a beautiful object, once the wax has burned away.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for holder
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The older the roof, the more the owner will have to provide out of pocket.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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The filing details the impact of the Resolute Transaction, which resulted in Resolute becoming the majority owner of CompoSecure by acquiring 49.3 million Class A shares.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The bottled water industry generates more than 600 billion plastic bottles and containers a year, according to a 2023 report.Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tip For Freezing Cooked Butternut Squash Make sure the butternut squash had a chance to cool down completely before storing it in a heavy-duty freezer bag or airtight container.Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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For now, at least, the proprietors seemed unconcerned about their guest’s ability to meet his obligations.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Five years after the crash, the proprietor of Donna Blue, Joao Luiz Malago, a stout, balding Brazilian national in his early fifties, appeared at a bond hearing in Miami, though not specifically because of the Gulfstream.Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holder. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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