hang together
verb
hung together; hanging together; hangs together
1
: to remain united : stand by one another
hung together during the crisis
2
: to have unity : form a consistent or coherent whole
The movie doesn't hang together after the first hour.
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Alba’s brother and his wife were also included in a family photo of the gang hanging together for a festive evening out.
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Like Nighty Night, Such Brave Girls takes a sledgehammer to the flimsy framework of manners that keeps the British social construct (barely) hanging together, exposing the malice and envy that so often lie beneath the politeness.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
The top-down talent set a worldly tone that the dialogue-heavy, 2-hour 18-minute movie needs to hang together.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Democrats hung together Wednesday afternoon to block, for the third time, a stopgap funding bill offered by Republicans.
—Justin Gomez, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Like Nighty Night, Such Brave Girls takes a sledgehammer to the flimsy framework of manners that keeps the British social construct (barely) hanging together, exposing the malice and envy that so often lie beneath the politeness.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
The top-down talent set a worldly tone that the dialogue-heavy, 2-hour 18-minute movie needs to hang together.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Democrats hung together Wednesday afternoon to block, for the third time, a stopgap funding bill offered by Republicans.
—Justin Gomez, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Hang together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20together. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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