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as in to hold on
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Recent Examples of hang on
The decor is funky vintage, with an eclectic mix of objects that just somehow go together, from rustic side tables piled high with books and games to an antique bicycle hanging on the wall.
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Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
There, hanging on the wall, is a photo of a tanker, the Toho Maru.
—Ronan O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Liverpool hung on for the win despite taking half as many shots as Man City and only possessing the ball for 33% of the match.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Against a Los Angeles Clippers team playing without nearly its entire rotation, the C’s coughed up a six-point lead in the final minute before hanging on to win in overtime.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
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Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
There, hanging on the wall, is a photo of a tanker, the Toho Maru.
—Ronan O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Liverpool hung on for the win despite taking half as many shots as Man City and only possessing the ball for 33% of the match.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Against a Los Angeles Clippers team playing without nearly its entire rotation, the C’s coughed up a six-point lead in the final minute before hanging on to win in overtime.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang on
Verb
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In the meantime, aside from Ohio and another cancellation in Oklahoma City due to back injury, the tour has in fact not been ruined − carrying on as planned.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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The card takes place at Arena CDMX and will be carried on ESPN2.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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He was held on a $250,000 bond and was schedule to be arraigned at Derby Superior Court on Thursday.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
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Garnish with 3 drops of maraschino cherry juice and cut a physalis from below to be held on a rim of the glass.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Over the course of not quite three decades, hunters killed off so many California sea otters that Russia’s fur business became unprofitable, and those loooong supply lines to the politically fraught homeland became even harder to keep up.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Excepting a limited few number of supercars, there’s very little that can hope to keep up with this vehicle in a boulevard sprint.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Double hardwood ham, oven-roasted turkey, Serrano ham and criollo ham that reached its seven-day limit on Sunday had been allowed to hang around until Tuesday.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Most of the time, Kuzma is content to hang around the three-point line while Antetokounmpo and Lillard work.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Subjects range from a dinosaur fossil dig in Central China, the opening of Cuba to American tourists, the new energy in Vienna and the best seafood spots on Canada’s Prince Edward Island to a luxury camp in Antarctica and the best new restaurant in New York.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Peppa Pig and her growing family are expanding their digs in North Texas.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Illinois can’t keep waiting for a cavalry that never comes.—
Kelly McKinney,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Make sure the tires reconnect with the road - During the skid, wait until the tires reconnect with the road and then gently straighten the wheels to regain control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Clint, too, persisted as a character, persevering through personal crises to continue working.—
John Baldoni,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Over the years, the shop has been handed down to the family’s third generation owners, survived Hurricane Katrina, and persevered through several relocations.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Seidler knew that greatness isn’t required for a team to stick around in every wild-card race.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The new show, unfortunately, seems unlikely to have a huge viral moment like its predecessor, much less stick around for close to a decade.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20on. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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