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Synonyms

hold to

Idioms  

  1. Remain loyal or faithful to, abide by, as in She held to her resolutions, or He held to his view that the interest rate should be lowered. [c. 1200] Also see stick by; stick to.

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I just had to test each hold to make sure it would support my weight.

From Literature

Before being adopted, Jet Blue was cared for by Animal Protective Services during a 10-day mandatory hold to see if the owner would claim him.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of those have been from Hold to Buy.

From Barron's

"Those like me, who hold to the historic teaching, also feel that pain, and all groups need to be recognised," said Simon Clift, a lay member of Synod from Winchester.

From BBC

Anisimova was slowly gaining the ascendancy and after a hold to love she made her move as Wang was serving to stay alive, earning a set point.

From Barron's

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