hang together
verb
hung together; hanging together; hangs together
1
: to remain united : stand by one another
2
: to have unity : form a consistent or coherent whole
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If all Republicans hang together, there’s nothing Democrats can do to block it.
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
What makes his Ross so compelling — and allows the film to hang together on the whole — is Ford's abundant humanity.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
But atmospherics will only get you so far when your story doesn’t hang together, though some flimsy bunny business in the final act at least attempts to explain the enigma.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
If these five justices hang together against ghost guns, that won’t be a particularly unexpected plot twist.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
What makes his Ross so compelling — and allows the film to hang together on the whole — is Ford's abundant humanity.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
But atmospherics will only get you so far when your story doesn’t hang together, though some flimsy bunny business in the final act at least attempts to explain the enigma.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
If these five justices hang together against ghost guns, that won’t be a particularly unexpected plot twist.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Hang together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20together. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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