1
as in kept (to)
to give steadfast support to
continued to cling to the old ideas of child rearing long after they had gone out of fashion
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2
as in clenched
to have or keep in one's hands
clung to a pole in the subway car to keep from falling as it lurched along
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clung (to)
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Seldom without a piece of grass or straw clenched between his teeth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025 -
To estimate 10 degrees in the sky, use the width of your clenched first held at arm's length.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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In less than a second, the ball was clutched in Grizzle’s outstretched arms before he was brought down to the turf, part blue and part orange.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
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Women clutched children in their arms, weeping uncontrollably.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Lynne Ramsay’s upcoming Die, My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence as a new mother gripped by a postpartum depression that devolves into psychosis, looks set to expand that canon.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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Even before the shutdown gripped Washington, there were mounting Democratic complaints that Trump would undermine any government funding deals struck by Congress with his use of pocket rescissions, aimed at canceling spending unilaterally at the end of a fiscal year.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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Harbaugh has defended second-year defensive coordinator Zach Orr through the first six weeks.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Federal authorities have defended the maneuvers as being a response to attacks on agents and property.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Two of them were on the doors of a reach-in cooler on the expo line and were grabbed by the manager.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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MacDonald grabbed a knife from the kitchen and threatened to kill himself, cutting at his throat, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Michaels stood by her work in the wake of reignited criticism of the controversial reality competition series.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Near Rolles, a half dozen women stood by parked cars, rosary beads clasped, heads lowered in prayer.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Clung (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clung%20%28to%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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