hang on
verb
hung on; hanging on; hangs on
1
: to keep hold : hold on to something
2
: to persist tenaciously
a cold that hung on all spring
3
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In the 1970s, the Santa Monica Pier had become practically derelict, an unsavory hangout barely hanging on.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The stuntman comedy from Bullet Train director David Leitch is hanging on with another $5.9 million towards its domestic total of $72.2 million ($143.8 million globally).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 May 2024
His book is regarded as the first history of the city, and an 1855 map of Westport drawn by Spalding hangs on the fifth floor of the Central Library in the Missouri Valley Room.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Out of the 21 bees that took a week-long swim, 17 were still hanging on eight weeks later—that’s an 81% survival rate.
—Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 22 May 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The stuntman comedy from Bullet Train director David Leitch is hanging on with another $5.9 million towards its domestic total of $72.2 million ($143.8 million globally).
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 May 2024
His book is regarded as the first history of the city, and an 1855 map of Westport drawn by Spalding hangs on the fifth floor of the Central Library in the Missouri Valley Room.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
Out of the 21 bees that took a week-long swim, 17 were still hanging on eight weeks later—that’s an 81% survival rate.
—Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 22 May 2024
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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