held with

phrase

past tense of hold with

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Recent Examples of held with In fact, Tuesday morning’s practice was held with loud music blaring in the background. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026 The governor of Irkutsk, Igor Kobzev, urged calm on Friday, saying that an extraordinary meeting of the regional anti-epidemic commission was held with Russia’s chief state doctor. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere, Ricky Sosa will take on Eddie Edwards, Joseph Sawyer and Samuel Shaw go up against The Hardys in a Falls Count Anywhere match and a Call Your Shot Gauntlet will be held with the winner getting a future championship match. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The real showstopper, though, was the dress for the main ceremony held with a wider group at Castiglion del Bosco on the Saturday—and for Dove, her first choice was always Valentino. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026 On top of all of this are tense conversations being held with unions over staff pay. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 Outside of anticipating protests, there were also cases where Anthropic reported conversations held with its AI chatbot Claude to police. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026 He was being held with bond to be set at the Broward Main Jail. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Now held with dozens of others in a former luxury hotel turned makeshift prison, the group describe chains, deteriorating conditions, scarce medical care and guards accused of violence. — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Held with.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20with. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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