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Recent Examples of clung
Toronto clung on to a 2-1 lead.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The companies and funds that act with courage now will be remembered as bold and pioneering, versus as a group that clung to short-term safety.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
For years, while Fidel was still alive, some people clung to it.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Conservatives, by contrast, have clung to the ideals of free speech as the highest good, believing that the answer to bad ideas is always more debate.
—Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
That's largely due to its multi-tone foil wrap and Terranger branding but also owes to the grippy BFGoodrich all-terrain tires clung to 17-in black off-road wheels, slim rock sliders underpinning the colorful flanks and Lazer auxiliary lights embedded in the grille.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Salt stung eyes and clung to skin, while the smell of brine and fish hung heavy in the air.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Sheer mock turtlenecks were paired with micro-minis; sheer leggings clung to the body like liquid light.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
In addition to the mouse study, the researchers also confirmed that the protein quickly clung to carbon monoxide in human blood in test tubes.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
The companies and funds that act with courage now will be remembered as bold and pioneering, versus as a group that clung to short-term safety.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
For years, while Fidel was still alive, some people clung to it.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Conservatives, by contrast, have clung to the ideals of free speech as the highest good, believing that the answer to bad ideas is always more debate.
—Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
That's largely due to its multi-tone foil wrap and Terranger branding but also owes to the grippy BFGoodrich all-terrain tires clung to 17-in black off-road wheels, slim rock sliders underpinning the colorful flanks and Lazer auxiliary lights embedded in the grille.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Salt stung eyes and clung to skin, while the smell of brine and fish hung heavy in the air.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Sheer mock turtlenecks were paired with micro-minis; sheer leggings clung to the body like liquid light.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
In addition to the mouse study, the researchers also confirmed that the protein quickly clung to carbon monoxide in human blood in test tubes.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clung
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Participants adhered well, spending 73 percent of the study in ketosis.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Investors and economists are stuck looking to other sources of data for information about the economy.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the meantime, borrowers stuck in the backlog may not be making progress toward loan forgiveness, either under the terms of an IDR plan or through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Clung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clung. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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