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holds off

VERB

repress

Synonyms

WEAK

bit bridle check control curb defer delay deny forbear hold down hold in inhibit keep keep back keep out postpone prevent put off refrain refuse restrain stop suppress withhold

Antonyms

WEAK

let go reveal

Example Sentences

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holds off

Trump formally accepted Xi’s invitation to visit Beijing in April, which could mean the U.S. holds off on sectoral tariffs related to semiconductors that could rattle that relationship.

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

Madison Keys wins a long-awaited Grand Slam title as she holds off defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open.

From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025

Top-ranked Glendora holds off major surprise La Serna to nab the Division 2 team title, 73-99!

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2024

The arrival of fuel holds off that collapse temporarily, but leaders of the aid effort say reserves remain dangerously low, and there is still a deepening hunger crisis.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2024

Whenever Oriana seems lost to him the ardor of his love revives; but immediately his path is made plain, he holds off.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer