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Recent Examples of clinging
That risk is real, but so is the cost of clinging to a model that forces each national operator to build out their own towers and fiber while capital remains scarce.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
The lightweight fabric drapes easily without clinging, and shoppers praise it for staying breathable in hot weather.
—Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
The clipping mass is often too dense to discharge from the mower deck efficiently, increasing the chances of it ending up clinging to the underside of the deck.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
Alex was found physically unharmed and clinging to his mother's dead body when a dog walker found them after the tragic assault.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Barely 24 hours later, with Tech down 1-0 in the series but clinging to a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth, shortstop Hailey Toney fielded a sharp grounder to her right, pivoted to make the easy throw to third base to get out of the inning — and missed wildly.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Keep the Feeder Clean Keeping your hummingbird feeder clean, so that no liquid food is clinging to the surface, is a good way to deter ants from being attracted to it.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 4 June 2026
Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The company ceased clinging exclusively to Windows and aggressively pivoted toward cloud computing, artificial intelligence and open platforms.
—Veronica Angela, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
The lightweight fabric drapes easily without clinging, and shoppers praise it for staying breathable in hot weather.
—Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
The clipping mass is often too dense to discharge from the mower deck efficiently, increasing the chances of it ending up clinging to the underside of the deck.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
Alex was found physically unharmed and clinging to his mother's dead body when a dog walker found them after the tragic assault.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Barely 24 hours later, with Tech down 1-0 in the series but clinging to a 1-0 lead in the top of the fifth, shortstop Hailey Toney fielded a sharp grounder to her right, pivoted to make the easy throw to third base to get out of the inning — and missed wildly.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Keep the Feeder Clean Keeping your hummingbird feeder clean, so that no liquid food is clinging to the surface, is a good way to deter ants from being attracted to it.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 4 June 2026
Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The company ceased clinging exclusively to Windows and aggressively pivoted toward cloud computing, artificial intelligence and open platforms.
—Veronica Angela, Forbes.com, 1 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
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Other alleged nonconsensual behavior cited in the documents included locking the door of his office and sticking his hand in her pocket.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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In qualifying, Antonelli continued his heroics to take pole, but what no one really saw coming was Max Verstappen doing Max Verstappen things and sticking his Red Bull on the first row.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Clinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinging. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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