HELD OUT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

held out

verb

past tense of hold out

as in survived

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore

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Recent Examples of held out Joveljić was held out of Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Atlanta United. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Defensive tackle Zach Sieler did a rehab assignment on the field, but was held out of Monday’s practice, as was Kenneth Grant, who showed up to his rehab assignment on a scooter designed to keep him off his legs…. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta is being held out of practice with a hip injury, and coach Dan Campbell is hopeful the ailment doesn't linger into the season. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Canales also said that pass rusher Jaelan Phillips was held out of the end of practice because of an injury to his arm; the team will check in on that as well. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 If Smith is held out again, Cade Klubnik figures to make his second preseason start. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Baltimore held out 12 offensive players and 16 defensive ones. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Carolina also held out both starting guards Robert Hunt and Damien Lewis. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Rookie Bradgley Rodriguez, working the ninth inning because closer Mason Miller and setup man Adrian Morejón were held out due to their heavy workload, earned his first career save. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

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The Islamic Republic survived the assassination of its top leaders and weeks of heavy bombing, and found a potent form of leverage in the Strait of Hormuz.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
This panic is also nothing new; television was supposed to rot our brains, and radio before that, and somehow the republic survived.

— Mckenna Friedland, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of survived

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Festivities for the union lasted three days amid celebrations around the country in honor of the pair.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
So the question now is this war in Iran, of course, hasn't lasted nearly as long as Vietnam, six months versus more than 19 years, hasn't involved the deployment of the kind of forces that LBJ deployed in Vietnam at the peak more than 500,000.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026