Causes and Holds

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Holds and causes are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Holds" instead a verb "Causes".

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Causes and holds are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Causes" instead a verb "Holds".

Rapid Aging: Martin's "curse" is that the teleportation experiments from the past have left him in a condition that causes him to age rapidly, which he holds back with special pills.

Source: Film / Curse of the Fly
Hermione causes him to rethink this and holds them prisoner while Hermione sends letters to Harry, pretending to be a Seer so that the timeline won't change.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Harry Potter Peggy Sue
Melody causes a car crash when she holds up a promotional sign that read "Honk if you love pussycats".

Source: Double Entendre / Film

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