hold together
Britishverb
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to cohere or remain or cause to cohere or remain in one piece
your old coat holds together very well
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to stay or cause to stay united
the children held the family together
Example Sentences
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Levin—a former congressman, and the son of Carl Levin, the high-profile former Michigan senator—has spent years trying to hold together a version of Jewish politics that doesn’t collapse into an argument about Israel.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
A spoonful should hold together — but only just.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026
“If negotiations hold together and inflation comes broadly in line with expectations, risk sentiment is likely to improve, allowing BTC to test the $76k area,” Bitbank analyst Yuya Hasegawa wrote in a research note.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
“These are two events that speak to a system of values that hold together Europe and the United States—that hold the West together,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
And while we were all for using duct tape on a drainpipe or a fender, it could never hold together something as important as a soul.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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