hold in

verb

1. to curb, control, or keep in check
2. to conceal or restrain (feelings)

Example Sentences

They’re being held in a petrostate for the third year in a row and are again awash with fossil fuel lobbyists.

From Los Angeles Times

That Google divest any stakes it holds in artificial intelligence companies whose products could compete with its search business.

From New York Times

Memorial services are being held in Birmingham on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the bombings, for which no-one has been held responsible.

From BBC

In addition, last week the US government reaffirmed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Cop29, held in Azerbaijan, that it intends to triple nuclear power generation by 2050.

From BBC

Politico reported on Tuesday that he may be tapped for the Office of Management and Budget, the job he held in the previous Trump administration in the final years.

From Salon

Related Words

• abolish
• censor
• conceal
• contain
• cover up
• crack down on
• crush
• curb
• cut off
• muzzle
• overcome
• overthrow
• put an end to
• put down
• quash
• quell
• quench
• repress
• silence
• snuff out