held (in)

verb

Definition of held (in)next
past tense of hold (in)
as in concealed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for held (in)
  1. concealed
  2. secreted
  3. masked
  4. obscured
  5. veiled
  6. restricted
  7. shrouded
Verb
  • The original complaint cited those reports in arguing that Meta’s privacy marketing concealed the existence of a human-review pipeline.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That's because the sink and invisible dual-burner induction cooktop are concealed below a sliding top that works just like a bar or table when retracted.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of concealed
Verb
  • That is until the Secret Service—acting on intelligence about a possible assassination attempt by Iranian proxies—secreted the president off Air Force One on July 8, 2026.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The last ceremony of the retreat was with 5-MeO-DMT, a powerful and fast acting psychedelic secreted from a toad.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of secreted
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  • But a 17-point win masked how off-kilter and sloppy the offense looked against the overmatched Huskies.
    — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But a crucial issue, says doctor and researcher Sameed Khatana of the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, is that heat's role in a death is often masked by other more obvious causes of death, like a heart attack.
    — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of masked
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  • Many of her photographs were attributed to Capa, which obscured her contribution once Friedmann adopted the name for himself alone.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In the years since Shakur's murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscured
Verb
  • Okay, good veiled Alexa/Siri reference.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 June 2026
  • Though for many voters the initiative’s measures are veiled in the hypothetical, pegged to demographic projections, refugees, such as the residents of La Maison, and others within the asylum system will feel its effects in the near term.
    — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of veiled
Verb
  • The prosecutor general’s office has stopped updating crime data; the Treasury has ceased publishing detailed budget information; and the central bank has restricted disclosure of international reserves.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The GaN-on-silicon structure used by the team restricted the maximum breakdown voltage, meaning different substrates could potentially allow the devices to go even higher.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of restricted
Verb
  • For most people, the inside of the Salt Lake Temple has long been shrouded in secrecy, fueling both curiosity and criticism.
    — Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Haitian community in Salisbury is now shrouded by fear of further ICE operations but still determined to fight for change, local immigration lawyer Kenson Raymond said.
    — Nathan Lee, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrouded
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“Held (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/held%20%28in%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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