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as in turned back
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as in put off
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for held off
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But then, the lights turned back on.—
Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
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Later in the season, as more northern waters cool off and the main hurricane development region stays toasty, the instability dial could be turned back up.—
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Equipment upgrades are put off.—
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Similarly, white Americans are nearly four times as likely to skip or delay vaccinating their children compared to Asian Americans, with 19 percent and 5 percent, respectively, forgoing or putting off inoculating their kids, according to the poll.—
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According to a study from 2017, a third of the nation’s flagships—all highly ranked and thus popular with out-of-staters—turned away some of their own state’s residents to make room for higher-paying students from elsewhere.—
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But Garcia grounded into a fielder’s choice and the Royals were turned away again.—
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The move comes after Inspirato broke off a deal to combine Inspirato with Buyerlink, a digital marketing firm that Inspirato CEO Payam Zamani also owns.—
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After ramming it a few times, a piece of the rudder broke off, and that was even more fun because there was something to play with.—
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Powell, for his part, resisted any interpretations of the central bank as being anything but independent.—
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Blair resisted at first, but eventually gave in to the belief that they were meant to be together.—
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Often that liability is deferred or a firm may report paying taxes in one year on income earned in a prior year.—
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The grant was awarded, and later Julien went before the Miami-Dade County Commission and persuaded them to build a cultural arts center, not just another teen center where children were babysat while their dreams of the arts were being deferred.—
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His message was 180 degrees opposed to progressive ideologue professors who teach students that opposing speech is itself a threat and that violent responses are justified when their ideas are challenged.—
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Lower-court judges across the country have strongly opposed this decree, placing it on hold, for now.—
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For example, under the rule involving SAVE, certain periods during which borrowers postponed their payments would count toward their forgiveness timeline.—
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Eleanor the Great and Apple TV+ drama The Savant with Jessica Chastain, the latter of which was postponed following the shooting of Charlie Kirk.—
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“Held off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20off. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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