Hold and Left behind

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Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Left behind is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

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Hold is an antonym for left behind in topics: give, forget.

In-universe, the Christian denominations that don't hold to that particular teaching of the end times gets left behind.

Source: Literature / Left Behind
He left behind civilization, everything he fought for, the chance to shape the creation of the next major golden age, and the chance to get into Arya's (the only woman for whom he could hold genuine affection) tight leather pants.

Source: Black and White Morality
When the Author Avatar pulls a The Power of Rock to destroy a building, two trolls left behind (due to making fun of said person and being homosexual) decide leaping down an elevator shaft is a whole lot better than letting him kill them and hold hands on the way down.

Source: Suicide Pact

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