Assumed
Held
Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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The robot assumed the Atlas pose as it held up the section of the cavern ceiling.
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What Jill did during that period remains a mystery, although it could readily be assumed she held out in her apartment for that period of time.
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Peter assumed that he meant his daughter (whom Osborne actually did kidnap), but discovered that his frail Aunt May had been a held a prisoner for nearly ten years, and not dead at all.
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