Hold and Turns

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

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Turns is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

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Hold is an antonym for turns in topics: reverse, adapt.

That this same book later turns out to hold the key to victory, however, turns it into even more of a coincidence.

Source: Series / Tomes And Talismans
In Back to the Future Part III, it turns out that Doc Brown really can't hold his liquor — he passes out after drinking a single shot of whiskey.

Source: Can't Hold His Liquor
The story postulates that a person's fulfillment comes when they hold three metaphorical keys within them: "Dreams, faith, and love." Love turns out to be the most important of them.

Source: The Power of Love

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