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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“But if there’s weak consumption growth, it’s difficult for that narrative to hold together.”
From Barron's
“But it only had a pin in it. Maybe this once was used to hold together some important papers that have not survived. We will never know.”
From Literature
Like a pressure cooker, it is designed to hold together even as extreme amounts of steam build up inside it.
From Literature
He hopes Syria's mosaic of religions and sects can hold together.
From BBC
Douglass now recognized Lincoln’s early caution as wise statecraft, a way to hold together a North where many opposed slavery but balked at equality.
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