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Recent Examples of clinging
Many are still processing the loss while clinging on to Coleman's memory.
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Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The cake is finished cooking when a wooden pick comes out with moist bits clinging to it.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Ishmael survived by clinging to a coffin.
—Dan Kelly
march 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Resting on a shelf and clinging to it with its paw, the possum stared ahead cautiously.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
In 1992, the summer before Esa-Pekka Salonen became music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he and the orchestra were invited to shake up clinging Austrian tradition.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
More than 24 hours after the play, with confetti from the Big East championship celebration still clinging to his suit jacket, Geno Auriemma was thinking about that single basket that had little impact on the result of the team’s 100-51 semifinal victory.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
No charges have yet been filed in connection to the shooting, which left the shot man clinging to life.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The Kings were clinging to a four-point lead with just over three minutes remaining, but 3-pointers by Plowden and Nique Clifford helped Sacramento secure the victory.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
The cake is finished cooking when a wooden pick comes out with moist bits clinging to it.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Ishmael survived by clinging to a coffin.
—Dan Kelly
march 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Resting on a shelf and clinging to it with its paw, the possum stared ahead cautiously.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
In 1992, the summer before Esa-Pekka Salonen became music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he and the orchestra were invited to shake up clinging Austrian tradition.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
More than 24 hours after the play, with confetti from the Big East championship celebration still clinging to his suit jacket, Geno Auriemma was thinking about that single basket that had little impact on the result of the team’s 100-51 semifinal victory.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
No charges have yet been filed in connection to the shooting, which left the shot man clinging to life.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The Kings were clinging to a four-point lead with just over three minutes remaining, but 3-pointers by Plowden and Nique Clifford helped Sacramento secure the victory.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinging
Verb
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What researchers do know is that the sounds come from stick-slip friction—the regular cycles of two objects adhering and moving between one another.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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Homeowners should avoid painting the exterior of their home if the temperature or humidity is expected to fluctuate significantly, as this could leave bubbles or prevent the paint from adhering properly.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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With nearly all of the 10 million Indians who live in the Gulf sticking it out during the conflict with Iran, efforts by New Delhi to overhaul the rights of its workers abroad are falling short of what is needed, according to the Indian news outlet Scroll.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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In Texas, a man was charged after allegedly sticking his camera up the skirt of an agent during a showing.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinging. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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