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
“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
"Now we really want nothing to do with the Canterbury structure," he said, "because it's failed to hold together any sense of biblical, historic Anglicanism."
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Legally barred from employment, housing, and welfare benefits—and saddled with thousands of dollars of debt—these people were shamed and condemned for failing to hold together their families.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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