HELD OUT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

held out

verb

past tense of hold out

as in survived

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore

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Recent Examples of held out In Brazil, Netflix struck a deal earlier this month with broadcaster Globo, which had long held out from licensing to the streamer in its home market even as its content appeared on Netflix elsewhere in Latin America and around the world. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 Hurts was held out of the game Sunday after the Eagles announced last week that a superficial blood clot was found in London ahead of the game against the Jaguars. — David K. Li, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Rice was officially held out all week, but he was seen during the media portion of practice wearing gym clothes and running on Thursday. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Adebayo and most of the Heat’s rotation regulars were held out of Saturday’s exhibition against the Timberwolves before Adebayo sat out Wednesday’s preseason game due to his groin ailment. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 As seen in a video shared on social media, when Prince William held out a phone to take a selfie, the well-wisher reached out to angle his arm up so the photo could be taken from a higher angle. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026 Bryant makes minutes count With three key reserves — Julian Champagnie, Luke Kornet and reigning Sixth Man of the Year Keldon Johnson — held out for rest, the Spurs had plenty of minutes to distribute Wednesday. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2026 Know More President Hakainde Hichilema, who secured a second five-year term in August, held out for months against the US demands requiring it to hand over biological specimens and patient data in exchange for the funding. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas was held out after leaving Tuesday night’s 3-1 win during an at-bat in the eighth inning with lower back soreness. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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But Pat Murphy’s team displayed the resilience of the 67-year-old manager, who survived a heart attack in 2020 and was the NL Manager of the Year in his first two full seasons at the helm in 2024 and 2025.

— Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Lincoln also is survived by two daughters, Martha and Rebecca; two granddaughters; and a sister, Mary Miles.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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In the end, Lula's message of continuity and a focus on social spending prevailed.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
In an October exhibition game that felt more like a game in late March, Duke prevailed over the Kansas Jayhawks 90-84 in just the Blue Devils’ second trip ever to Allen Fieldhouse.

— Dominick Williams October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026