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retains(withdraws, grips, retains)
7
grips(noun, steals, commands, removes)
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grasps(commands, grips)
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halts(noun, stops)
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maintains(says something, believes, retains)
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supposes(says something, believes)
5
adheres
5
affirms(says something, believes)
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declares(says something, believes)
5
discloses
5
embraces(noun, grips, encloses)
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keeps(withdraws, grips)
5
surmises(says something, wants, believes, guesses)
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asserts
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claims(noun, says something, possesses)
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clutches(noun, steals, removes, grips)
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controls(noun, commands)
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encloses(contains, encloses)
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grapples(noun, grips)
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presumes(says something, believes)
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APASmart Define. (2015). holds thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/holds/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, holds thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/holds/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "holds thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/holds/thesaurus/synonyms>