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Used with adverbs:
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He securely held her arm to keep her from falling."
(securely, tightly, firmly)
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He loosely held her injured arm."
(loosely, carefully, gently)
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His beliefs are widely held by the rest of the group."
(widely, commonly)
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She won't change her deeply held views."
(deeply, firmly, strongly)
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I don't understand his publicly held opinion."
(publicly, privately)
Used with nouns:
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The room holds two hundred people."
(room, auditorium)
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This container holds a lot."
(container, bucket, bowl, cup, vase, bag, box)
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I really hope the weather holds."
(weather)
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His theory doesn't hold up to the investigation."
(theory)
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The library holds his personal collection."
(library, archive, museum)
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The computer holds all the data."
(computer, disk)
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She held onto his arm."
(arm, foot, leg, hand, waist)
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He holds some strange opinions."
(opinions, views, beliefs, viewpoints, misconceptions)
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They will hold a special election in the spring."
(election, meeting, conference, ceremony, session)
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He held the rope tightly."
(rope, baby, bag, briefcase, note)
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She holds a doctorate from Harvard."
(doctorate, degree)
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He held her attention."
(attention, gaze, eye)
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They held a banquet for new members."
(banquet, event, luncheon, party, gala, dinner)
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He holds the title of dean."
(title, position, office)
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They are holding the championship in Los Angeles."
(championship, game, competition, tournament)
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They will hold a press conference in the morning."
(press conference, news conference)
