Held and Upon

Held

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

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

Upon

Upon preposition - In or into contact with.
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Synonyms for Upon

Held and upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Held" instead an adverb "Upon".

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  • Series / Luke Cage aka: Luke Cage Broken Pedestal: In Jessica Jones, Luke held Reva in high regard, to the point where he severed all willing contact with Jessica upon finding out that she killed Reva on Kilgrave's orders.
  • Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship First (Prima): The first guard that you can adopt upon drawing your sword, in which the hilt is held out high above your head with the true edge facing up, the point forward, and the palm of the hand turned toward the swordsman's outside.
  • Under common law of the time, any property and titles held by a woman became her husband's upon marriage.
    Source: Heir-In-Law
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