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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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That price is a high one and, in lieu of information on their potential backers, neither of the two parties turned back this weekend look able to meet it.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Instead, they were turned back to the locker room.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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Plenty of agency officials were already put off by the DOGErs, who often issued peremptory orders to meet with them and answer questions.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Leaving clean laundry in the dryer or hamper only puts off a chore until later, keeps clean clothes from its proper place, and also risks wrinkles or someone accidentally mistaking it for dirty laundry instead.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes, they’d be turned away, and other times, ignored.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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This is the perspective of someone who has turned away from a chaotic and increasingly cruel world.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Running backs Sire Gaines and Malik Sherrod each scored in the first quarter and broke off impressive runs, and combined for 140 yards on the ground.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Sweeney broke off her engagement to 42-year-old hunky businessman Jonathan Davino a few months ago.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Homeland Security officials said Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest and dragged an officer in his car.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man who resisted arrest and dragged the officer during a vehicle stop in a Chicago suburb Friday morning, according to the Department of Homeland Security.—
Priscilla Alvarez,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Chargers won the coin-toss, deferred and kicked to the Chiefs.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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In a brief exchange with reporters before departing Miami for Mexico City, Rubio deferred questions about the specifics of the strike to the Pentagon.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Two key points in the case were that board members who personally opposed the books took the action against the input of an advisory committee, and that the board members' action was based on speculative, not actual, fears of disruption.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The county attorney’s office opposed Gooden’s petition to the court in 2020 to restore his firearms rights and a judge did not restore them.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Regardless of whether these candidates are added to the roster, Cassidy has called for the ACIP meeting scheduled for September 18 and 19 to be postponed.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that in 2024, nearly one in four adults postponed receiving health care because of the cost.—
Megan Garnai,
IndyStar,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Held off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20off. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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