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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Shelves stocked with ceramics, fusion glass, and jewelry crowd the front room, while photography and paintings hang on the walls leading to the two studios.
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
Rusev hung on past the bell, prompting Akira Tozawa to challenge Rusev to a fight.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The Nuggets were impressively hanging on by a thread.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
Much will hang on the details of an armistice, if there is one, and not merely for Europe’s future.
—The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 5 May 2025
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Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
Rusev hung on past the bell, prompting Akira Tozawa to challenge Rusev to a fight.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The Nuggets were impressively hanging on by a thread.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
Much will hang on the details of an armistice, if there is one, and not merely for Europe’s future.
—The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 5 May 2025
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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