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Recent Examples of clung
The 85-year-old Pelosi clung to her job in the House well past her time.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Maduro has ruled Venezuela with an iron fist since 2013 and has clung to power despite an apparently decisive loss in the 2024 presidential election.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Another by the Hill-Emerson found Mamdani besting Cuomo by 25 points, 50% to 25%, even as Sliwa clung to 21%.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Chicago — its fans, its organization and yes, its writers — has clung to that era as tightly as Toews and Kane clung to the Stanley Cup in that famous photo, because there’s been so little else to get worked up about.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Pregnant and trapped in a violent relationship, Michelle clung to both her addiction and the fragile hope her unborn son represented.
—Michele Steeb, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Nurseries and a golf course clung to other parts of the city.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Restoration and a Hail Mary Return While most 1940s biologists forecasted permanent doom for the American chestnut, some clung to a wily optimism.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
In 10 other cases, according to the review, people resisted arrest, some fleeing on foot, while in one instance, an agent briefly clung to the side of a moving car.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Maduro has ruled Venezuela with an iron fist since 2013 and has clung to power despite an apparently decisive loss in the 2024 presidential election.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Another by the Hill-Emerson found Mamdani besting Cuomo by 25 points, 50% to 25%, even as Sliwa clung to 21%.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
Chicago — its fans, its organization and yes, its writers — has clung to that era as tightly as Toews and Kane clung to the Stanley Cup in that famous photo, because there’s been so little else to get worked up about.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Pregnant and trapped in a violent relationship, Michelle clung to both her addiction and the fragile hope her unborn son represented.
—Michele Steeb, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Nurseries and a golf course clung to other parts of the city.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Restoration and a Hail Mary Return While most 1940s biologists forecasted permanent doom for the American chestnut, some clung to a wily optimism.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
In 10 other cases, according to the review, people resisted arrest, some fleeing on foot, while in one instance, an agent briefly clung to the side of a moving car.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 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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Get live security wait times, so you’re not stuck in a five‑hour shuffle line that’s already happening.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Sheridan figured out how to format her book, made a cover for it and stuck it on Amazon.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Clung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clung. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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