as in to carry on
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Recent Examples of hang in
Freshly caught fish often hang in plain sight, and the selection changes so frequently that a whiteboard keeps track of what’s available.
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Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The lives of hundreds of thousands hang in the balance.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Since then, several real covers currently hang in various locations inside his Mar-a-Lago residence.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2025
After a week of chaos and confusion, the fates of more than 600 CDC workers hang in the balance now that a federal judge has temporarily blocked their terminations.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
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Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The lives of hundreds of thousands hang in the balance.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Since then, several real covers currently hang in various locations inside his Mar-a-Lago residence.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2025
After a week of chaos and confusion, the fates of more than 600 CDC workers hang in the balance now that a federal judge has temporarily blocked their terminations.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang in
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Now the second generation is carrying on the same quality.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Outside, the world carries on without him.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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So that ball gets on him a little quicker, with a little more zip on it.—
Chierstin Roth,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Part of his training to become more assertive on the ice was to get on the mat, leaning into offseason martial arts training.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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But everyone gets along, which is good.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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As a child, Aemond is rebellious, an outcast and does not get along well with Rhaenyra’s children, who are of a similar age.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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With such a paltry salary, advocates for the idea say, lawmakers are typically wealthy, retired or need to seek out help from patrons of one sort or another to get by.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Fund’s Self Sufficiency Standard calculates how much a household would need to earn to get by in Miami-Dade without financial assistance.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Bell, who is nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for Nobody Wants This, served up some sparkling glamour in a one-shoulder silk satin LBD that looked like it was made out of liquid.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Chalamet and Paltrow made news back in October 2024, when they were photographed filming scenes in which their characters make out in Central Park.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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While his Altadena home survived, Mark Franco continues to cope with living in a neighborhood forever changed by the Eaton Fire.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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This is now at least the third auto repair business to shut down at that Atlantic Avenue location after a slew of complaints, and our investigations found that people with the same last name – Quiles – helped create or manage all three businesses.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Trojans were the last team to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament last season, but managed to pull off five straight wins in four days to win the tournament title and earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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Elordi plays Dorrigo Evans, an army surgeon who becomes a war hero after enduring some time in captivity in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Long before Maduro’s capture, severe blackouts were sidelining life in Cuba, where people endured long lines at gas stations and supermarkets amid the island nation’s worst economic crisis in decades.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20in. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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