hold with

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Synonyms of hold with

: to agree with or approve of

don't hold with violence

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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 See All Example Sentences for hold with

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First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hold with was in 1895

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