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held up as

held up as is the simple past and past participle of hold up as.

Meaning of hold up as

Verb

hold up as (third-person singular simple present holds up as, present participle holding up as, simple past and past participle held up as)

  1. To purport that (someone) is an example of (something, usually positive).
    • Judge Gilligan has been held up as a shining example of judicial restraint.

Questions about held up as

What is held up as the simple past and past participle of?
Held up as is the simple past and past participle of hold up as.

Words near held up as in the dictionary

  1. held to ransom
  2. held together
  3. held true
  4. held up
  5. held up a mirror to
  6. held up as
  7. held up one's end
  8. held water
  9. held with
  10. held with the hare and ran with the hounds
  11. held with the hare and run with the hounds

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