Noun
He is the only holdover from their last championship team.
This policy is a holdover from the previous administration. Verb
the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
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Five of those teams came from the Mountain West, joining the Sun Beltβs Texas State and Pac-12 holdovers Oregon State and Washington State.βπ Image Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026 Redshirt junior Justin Royes and redshirt junior Laparka Langston are also holdovers from last season.βπ Image Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Edwards Lifesciences was upgraded to buy from hold over at Wolfe Research.βπ Image Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026 Valencia was arrested on Friday, March 20 and held over the weekend before being released on March 23.βπ Image Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for holdover
