

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'beholden.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2022 In a genre whose songwriters seem beholden to the whims of mechanical algorithms, Beyoncé’s Renaissance not only reimagines the artist, but also the contours of pop music itself. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 28 Nov. 2021 Democracy will always be in peril if one political party remains beholden to charlatans, conspiracy theorists, and contemptible demagogues. 2022 Sareen also said India is unfairly held to different privacy laws than Europe WhatsApp responded that Europe has unique data laws to which India and the rest of the world aren’t beholden. There are some things that nearly everyone in the world agrees are beautiful but there are other things that depend on each person’s opinion. Each person can decide what is beautiful. 2023 These days, he is served almost exclusively by sycophants, having replaced successive rounds of loyal yet inexperienced aides with staffers even more beholden and novice. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder is an expression that means that beauty is subjective. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2021 Politicians are increasingly beholden not to moderate voters who make up much of the electorate, but to extreme partisans who turn out in force for primary elections.
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Behold a series of thrilling photographs of Felix. humorous, literary, old-fashioned Fear Not. convention People used to say or write ' Behold ' to draw people's attention to something.

Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. VERB Synonyms: look at, see, view, eye More Synonyms of behold 2. Recent Examples on the Web Peacock wasn’t so beholden to tradition.
