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The phrase "held up to" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to describe someone or something being compared to a standard or expectation. For example: - The new product was held up to the highest quality standards. - The students' grades were held up to the previous year's scores. - The athlete was held up to be the next superstar in their sport. It can also be used to describe physically holding something up for inspection or examination: - The painting was held up to the light to check for any damage. - The suspect was held up to the witness for identification. - The candidate's qualifications were held up to scrutiny.
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Eight 2-h classes were held, up to an hour of which is spent in meditation practices.
If novels are mirrors held up to nature, memoirs are mirrors held up to mirrors.
Headlines held up to hide faces.
I held up To Kill a Mockingbird.
Vegetables, too, held up to scrutiny.
No one and no creed is held up to ridicule.
Tag loss increased to 50% overall (n = 13) for eels held up to 38 days.
A strange mirror held up to the world around them.
Every word has been held up to the light.
Any kind of pomposity was held up to endless ridicule.
Blankets were held up to sequester the graves.
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