Held and Sure

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

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Sure and held are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adjective "Held".

Sure adjective - Having or showing a mind free from doubt.

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Held and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Held" instead an adjective "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely

That's why he needed to be sure Claudius was the killer, and, after he was sure of it, he held his strike when Claudius was praying for forgiveness.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Theater
NBC's Richard Engel was nearly killed by a mortar in rebel-held territory in Libya, and was later kidnapped and held for five days in Syria — an experience he was sure he wouldn't survive.

Source: Useful Notes / The Arab Spring
And he held the ball earlier when he shoots Boyce without making sure that he was dead .

Source: Film / Dream House

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