as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
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One post involving the minor held over 3 million views on Tuesday.
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Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Courting visitors for multiple days is an advantage that such companies as Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp.’s Universal have long held over Six Flags, which has historically been focused almost exclusively on day guests.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 16 June 2024
Peacock's ruling found that Wolfe is lawfully holding over in her position, the elections commission did not vote to appoint Wolfe to a new term and has no duty to appoint a replacement, and the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization has no power to appoint a replacement for a lawful holdover.
—Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
There is no satisfaction to be had resenting how the length of your life is in opposition to impossible standards that (so far) nobody immortal gets to hold over you because nobody is.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
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Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Courting visitors for multiple days is an advantage that such companies as Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp.’s Universal have long held over Six Flags, which has historically been focused almost exclusively on day guests.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 16 June 2024
Peacock's ruling found that Wolfe is lawfully holding over in her position, the elections commission did not vote to appoint Wolfe to a new term and has no duty to appoint a replacement, and the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization has no power to appoint a replacement for a lawful holdover.
—Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
There is no satisfaction to be had resenting how the length of your life is in opposition to impossible standards that (so far) nobody immortal gets to hold over you because nobody is.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
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“Hold over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hold%20over. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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