BOTTLE UP Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

bottle (up)

verb

Definition of bottle (up)

as in to hold back

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But that's not the only thing holding back first-time buyers.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 July 2026
According to the 2025 State of Document Workflows and Compliance Risk Report, 31% of executives holding back on fully automating documentation cited fear of losing manual oversight or approval control as a major factor.

— Brian Stimpfl, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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MoneyLion ranked the nation's 50 most affluent suburbs by household income, as measured in the 2024 American Community Survey.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Researchers also measured static electric fields by observing how stray fields displaced the ion from its resting position.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

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Learn about new regulations that aim to curb contact with swimmers.

— Kristin Scharkey, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The Financial Times reported that Google has curbed Meta’s use of its AI models after the Facebook and Instagram parent company wanted to use more computing capacity than Google could provide.

— John Kell, Fortune, 1 July 2026

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