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hold on

verb as in hang on

verb as in hold out

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Mr Samuel said the protest was first held on the night of 15 November when huge numbers of people took to the streets to bang pots, pans and bottles or to blow whistles.

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In an era of dwindling glaciers, Southern Patagonia has managed to hold on to a surprising amount of its ice.

The Biden administration’s latest decisions on Atacms and land mines are clearly designed to help Ukraine hold on to territory, both its own and in the Kursk region of Russia.

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So having little things like that that I could just hold on to that would help me pitch the performance in those moments was really, really helpful.

It is thought that the decision was made in part to help Ukraine hold on to part of the Kursk region, to use as a bargaining chip in future negotiations.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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