held with

phrase

past tense of hold with
as in accepted
to have a favorable opinion of I don't hold with many of my parents' views.

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Recent Examples of held with Reuters reported that five migrants who refused to disembark after arriving in Monrovia were flown instead to Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa, where they are held with more than 30 other migrants previously sent there by the US. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 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 The September 2 event is being held with One Love Century and the Bahati Foundation. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 His broadcasts explained how elections are held with secret ballots and how that protected voters. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 Friday's meeting was planned before this week's executive departures and was held with current shareholders, the person said. — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 In some places, they are held with Russian inmates; in others, they are kept isolated, hidden not just from the outside world but from the rest of the prison population. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 The exhibition was held with the Taiwan Gamers-Con International and the 10th Taipei Movie & Toys Convention at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall. — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The sentencing hearing was held with Adams County sheriff’s deputies standing around the courtroom. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 July 2026

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“Held with.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20with. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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