Hold back
Hold back verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
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Modify and Hold back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/modify
Hold back & Modify. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/modify>.
Modify or Hold back. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/modify.
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