as in postponed
to assign to a later time
the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
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Recent Examples of held over
The event, billed as the largest display ever held over the National Mall, is set to feature 850,000 pyrotechnic effects and fireworks, event organizers said.
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Nicholas Kerr,
ABC News,
4 July 2026
The festivities were held over four days in the Italian city, and included boat rides, bachelor and bachelorette parties, the wedding itself, and a luxe reception.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
Royalties and license fees are classified as ordinary income under the tax code, taxed at the same rates as wages, not the preferential long-term capital gains rates that apply to appreciated assets held over a year.
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Shehan Chandrasekera,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Fall also brings the Great Basin Astronomy Festival, held over the new moon weekend in September.
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Taryn Shorr-McKee,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
The Strawberry Music Festival is a family-friendly bluegrass music fest held over several days in Grass Valley.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
He was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday after the hearing was held over from Tuesday.
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Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
The movie has become an unexpected juggernaut at New York’s Film Forum, held over week after week.
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Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
There are also mini shakes at $2 and many items held over from Del Taco’s last version of its value menu, Del’s Real Deals, which was introduced in July 2024.
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Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
Nicholas Kerr,
ABC News,
4 July 2026
The festivities were held over four days in the Italian city, and included boat rides, bachelor and bachelorette parties, the wedding itself, and a luxe reception.
—
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 July 2026
Royalties and license fees are classified as ordinary income under the tax code, taxed at the same rates as wages, not the preferential long-term capital gains rates that apply to appreciated assets held over a year.
—
Shehan Chandrasekera,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Fall also brings the Great Basin Astronomy Festival, held over the new moon weekend in September.
—
Taryn Shorr-McKee,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2026
The Strawberry Music Festival is a family-friendly bluegrass music fest held over several days in Grass Valley.
—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
He was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday after the hearing was held over from Tuesday.
—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
The movie has become an unexpected juggernaut at New York’s Film Forum, held over week after week.
—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
There are also mini shakes at $2 and many items held over from Del Taco’s last version of its value menu, Del’s Real Deals, which was introduced in July 2024.
—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for held over
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Richie then postponed his following concerts at Chicago’s United Center and the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.
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In Pennsylvania and New Jersey alone, nearly a dozen July Fourth events have been called off or postponed because of the weather.
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Tuesday night’s showdown with Ecuador was delayed by an hour because of lightning.
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First, a five-year closing process delayed the project, which was supposed to be completed by 2021.
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The commission deferred the interim agreement vote until June, and deferred it again to Thursday.
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Besides the sheer audacity of the number was the idea that all but $20 million of it would be deferred well into the future.
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