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Recent Examples of clinging
But now, entry-level professionals are clinging to their childhood bedrooms and pillaging their family fridges as more are extending their stay than ever before.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 June 2026
The debtor had jumped onto the running board of Pitman’s moving rig and was clinging to the driver’s door.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
And the Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connectivity Fund (NBXG), a recent addition to the CEF Insider portfolio, is a solid option that’s clinging to an undeserved double-digit discount.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
For three decades, Pixar has continued adding shades to the same plot outline like a child with a box of 128 crayons (or a company clinging to its billion-dollar idea).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Families broken Noemi, a Guatemalan mother and asylum seeker, stood in the parking lot at an ICE office north of Los Angeles, her three children wailing and clinging to her, glass from the family's car scattered at their feet.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
This linen version has a lovely, floaty silhouette that prevents the fabric from clinging to the skin.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
After more than a decade of waiting and an afternoon spent earning and then clinging to a lead, Bud Cauley broke into a trot at the RBC Canadian Open.
—Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Here was a girl clinging for dear life to one perfect moment for fear that another may never arrive.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 June 2026
The debtor had jumped onto the running board of Pitman’s moving rig and was clinging to the driver’s door.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
And the Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connectivity Fund (NBXG), a recent addition to the CEF Insider portfolio, is a solid option that’s clinging to an undeserved double-digit discount.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
For three decades, Pixar has continued adding shades to the same plot outline like a child with a box of 128 crayons (or a company clinging to its billion-dollar idea).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Families broken Noemi, a Guatemalan mother and asylum seeker, stood in the parking lot at an ICE office north of Los Angeles, her three children wailing and clinging to her, glass from the family's car scattered at their feet.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
This linen version has a lovely, floaty silhouette that prevents the fabric from clinging to the skin.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
After more than a decade of waiting and an afternoon spent earning and then clinging to a lead, Bud Cauley broke into a trot at the RBC Canadian Open.
—Hugh Kellenberger, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Here was a girl clinging for dear life to one perfect moment for fear that another may never arrive.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinging
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Owners with at least 25 vehicles can get the special stickers and skip adhering registration tags on the plates each year, as the rest of us have to.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Instead of adhering glass icons to your container of choice, glue on pistachio shell halves instead, so that the outside of the shell faces away from the glass.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2026
Verb
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No other airline has plans to compete with the carrier, sticking instead to traditional one-stop gateways, like Dubai, Los Angeles, or Singapore.—
Edward Russell,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
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Those who cannot twerk usually fall back on sticking their tongues down each other’s throats, because this is Love Island, after all.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinging. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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