Failed and Held

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Held and failed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Held" instead a verb "Failed".

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failing

Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.

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Failed and held are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Failed" instead a verb "Held".

A later episode shows he failed, two of them run a resistance against him, a third is being held captive in his bedroom.

Source: Nasty Party
Spoken rather than held up, but on CSI Danny Messer's failed attempt at a Quip to Black gets graded poorly by Detective Flack.

Source: Hold Up Your Score
Given his 0% Approval Rating, when they finally held his funeral, the congregation tried (and failed miserably) to contain their mirth.

Source: And There Was Much Rejoicing

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