Hold and Retained

Hold

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

Retained is a synonym for hold. In some cases you can replace term "Retained" with "Hold", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Retained

Retained adjective - Continued in your keeping or use or memory.
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Synonyms for Retained

Hold is a synonym for retained. You can use "Hold" instead a verb "Retained".

Nearby Words: retainer, retaining

Both words in one sentence

  • It retained the name even after it was bought by a chemical company and filled in to hold it waste products.
  • Prize Bubbles (the items that hold new collectibles, like stickers and objects to use in level creation) are stil retained even if the player has to restart a level.
    Source: Check Point
  • Useful Notes / Vietnam Eventually, the Japanese won out, overthrew the current government, and retained an iron hold over Indochina in the face of Communist, Chinese, and Western Allied attempts to liberate the region... until the Japanese surrendered.
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