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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

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holds off

Mitch Marner scores three goals as Vegas capitalizes on three first-period goals and holds off a late Ducks surge to take a 6-2 win and a 2-1 series lead.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

Meanwhile, Bessent, the newly minted 'cop of calm', suggested a possible extension to the 90-day tariff truce if Beijing holds off on rare-earth restrictions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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

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

If Johnson holds off Thursday night, I’ll drop to $100,000.

From Signal in the Dark by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt

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