hold together
phrasal verb
held together; holding together; holds together
1
: to stay joined together or in one piece
The empire held together for many decades.
2
: to cause (something) to stay joined together or in one piece
The coach hopes to hold the team together for at least one more season.
The box was held together by a strong glue.
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However, there is low confidence that the storms will hold together longer than expected, the weather service said.
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Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025
The biofilms are held together with a scaffolding that is similar to the deposits found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
The lobster is lightly tossed in mayo, held together on a buttery roll and, with a squeeze of lemon, eating that bad boy on the boardwalk makes for a fantastic summer kickoff.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
And if the asteroid is only weakly held together, a DART-like collision might break it into multiple, smaller rubble piles—one or more of which could still reach Earth.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
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Kansas City Star, 7 July 2025
The biofilms are held together with a scaffolding that is similar to the deposits found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
—F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
The lobster is lightly tossed in mayo, held together on a buttery roll and, with a squeeze of lemon, eating that bad boy on the boardwalk makes for a fantastic summer kickoff.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
And if the asteroid is only weakly held together, a DART-like collision might break it into multiple, smaller rubble piles—one or more of which could still reach Earth.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hold together
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“Hold together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20together. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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