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Definition of "withheld" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of withhold. (verb)
  • That one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another. (adjective)

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Use "withheld" in a sentence
  • "Apparently there are video tapes, but they -- and the police report -- have been withheld from the press."
  • "It withheld from the American public evidence of the Iranian regime's continuation of terrorist activities and other actions contrary to US national security interests."
  • "We find that the claim is based on dubious assumptions, cherry-picking data, and mathematical legerdemain which is inexplicably being withheld from the public."