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Recent Examples of clinging
Add ½ cup heavy cream and cook, stirring occasionally, until cream reduces so all of sauce is clinging to fennel, about 5 minutes.
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The wrap-design, complete with pleated detailing around the waist, hides the midsection and highlights your natural shape without clinging too much.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
Instead of going up double digits, the Broncos were left clinging to a 7-0 lead, and Elijah Ponder recovered Stidham’s backward pass at the Denver 12, setting up the tying touchdown two plays later.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
The Broncos were left clinging to a 7-0 lead that was short-lived.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Jan. 2026
From Lovers’ Lane to the windswept drama of Batteries to Bluffs, each turn reveals California poppies clinging to cliffside trails.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Two people, including a Port Authority police officer, were left dead and an 86-year-old woman was clinging to life Thursday following a bloody murder-suicide in the Bronx, police sources said.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
At the wadi’s head lies a small, stubborn village, clinging to the canyon floor beneath the immense flanks of Jebel Shams.
—Anna Zacharias, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Cooper finally stops and helps Ariana to her feet, the two clinging to each other in relief.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The wrap-design, complete with pleated detailing around the waist, hides the midsection and highlights your natural shape without clinging too much.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
Instead of going up double digits, the Broncos were left clinging to a 7-0 lead, and Elijah Ponder recovered Stidham’s backward pass at the Denver 12, setting up the tying touchdown two plays later.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
The Broncos were left clinging to a 7-0 lead that was short-lived.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Jan. 2026
From Lovers’ Lane to the windswept drama of Batteries to Bluffs, each turn reveals California poppies clinging to cliffside trails.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Two people, including a Port Authority police officer, were left dead and an 86-year-old woman was clinging to life Thursday following a bloody murder-suicide in the Bronx, police sources said.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
At the wadi’s head lies a small, stubborn village, clinging to the canyon floor beneath the immense flanks of Jebel Shams.
—Anna Zacharias, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
Cooper finally stops and helps Ariana to her feet, the two clinging to each other in relief.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
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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Spray the rack with cooking spray to keep food from sticking.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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The network quickly moved to censor a transgressive sitcom parody where soon-to-be-Ramones-manager Danny Fields tries to cure a TV repairman’s hemorrhoids by sticking a lightbulb up his ass.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinging. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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