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
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He must hold together Paramount’s coalition of financiers and manage rising expenses, primarily legal fees and escalating obligations to Warner shareholders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
I hold together pretty well, considering how much my atoms have been through.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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