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Recent Examples of clinging
Rather, Metropolitan evokes the youthful experience of being home, avoiding family, and clinging to friends during the holiday break, when responsibility remains over the horizon and your whole life is still ahead of you.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
For pesky food bits clinging to the bottom of your pan, use coarse-ground salt to buff them off gently.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
The emergency call to authorities was made by another person from the boat, who survived by clinging onto a tree, the sheriff’s office said.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Down 4-3 in the decisive Game 7 with one out in the top of the ninth, Rojas revived and rejuvenated a Dodgers team clinging to its last breath.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The Bucks were clinging to a 71-70 lead at the break after going 1 of 6 from 3-point range and 2 of 7 at the free-throw line in the second period.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
An elegant alternative is this button-down ruched maxi satin dress, which hugs all the right places without clinging to your curves.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
What Happens Next Studies continue to show that Americans feel anxious about the state of the labor market, leading to overworking, high levels of burnout, and giving rise to a phenomenon known as job hugging—employees clinging to their roles out of fear and financial necessity.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
At 2-5, the Cardinals are clinging to postseason hopes.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
For pesky food bits clinging to the bottom of your pan, use coarse-ground salt to buff them off gently.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
The emergency call to authorities was made by another person from the boat, who survived by clinging onto a tree, the sheriff’s office said.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Down 4-3 in the decisive Game 7 with one out in the top of the ninth, Rojas revived and rejuvenated a Dodgers team clinging to its last breath.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The Bucks were clinging to a 71-70 lead at the break after going 1 of 6 from 3-point range and 2 of 7 at the free-throw line in the second period.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
An elegant alternative is this button-down ruched maxi satin dress, which hugs all the right places without clinging to your curves.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
What Happens Next Studies continue to show that Americans feel anxious about the state of the labor market, leading to overworking, high levels of burnout, and giving rise to a phenomenon known as job hugging—employees clinging to their roles out of fear and financial necessity.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
At 2-5, the Cardinals are clinging to postseason hopes.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinging
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The research team claimed that their innovation involves applying a specialized coating to critical components to prevent hydrogen bubbles from adhering, thereby enabling smoother hydrogen release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Dec. 2025
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The results also highlight the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, optimizing metabolic health and adhering closely to established cancer treatments and follow-up, according to the researchers.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
14 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Toronto switches, sticking Sandro Mamukelashvili on Sexton.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the process, Tony becomes somewhat of an antihero by sticking it to corporate America.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinging. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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