as in to carry on
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The moment Amber Glenn stepped onto the ice at figure skating’s world championships, fans began to wave American flags, from the lowest rows inside TD Garden to the highest rafters, where the jerseys of Boston’s sporting greats hang in honor.
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Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The empty frames left by the thieves still hang in the museum to this day.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
On Monday, temperatures in Central Indiana will hang in the upper 30s with lows in the mid 20s.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Freshly caught fish often hang in plain sight, and the selection changes so frequently that a whiteboard keeps track of what’s available.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The empty frames left by the thieves still hang in the museum to this day.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
On Monday, temperatures in Central Indiana will hang in the upper 30s with lows in the mid 20s.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Freshly caught fish often hang in plain sight, and the selection changes so frequently that a whiteboard keeps track of what’s available.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang in
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Just as Aleys’s mother passed on her passion for books and Alouette pursued her passion for beauty, Marte will carry on a passion for stories.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The package, which passed the Senate 71-29, would complete funding for the government to the tune of more than $1 trillion — except DHS, which will carry on with a two-week stopgap bill as Democrats demand guardrails on immigration enforcement operations.—
David Hickey,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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But to then get on the plane and fly back to Stockholm means a lot to me.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Wade Haynes has been standing outside twice a day to make sure children get on and off the bus and to keep his community safe.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the galley, Ben and Alesia are getting along fine until dessert.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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Is there a right or a wrong choice in choosing a dog breed that will get along well with your kids?—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Chef follows the high-pressure environment of a top restaurant kitchen and the ongoing relationship between hedonistic single chef Dori and his employee Nimrod, a family man trying to get by.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Delivery workers and cab and ride hailing drivers work long hours just to get by, while corporate platforms skim profits from every ride.—
Phara Souffrant Forrest,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The nose is 10 feet long and made out of steel.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Many objects are very dusty, many objects are located behind dust-rich regions of our own galaxy, and dust itself is a physical object made out of particles with a range of grain sizes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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Mobs attacked television vans and set cars ablaze as overrun hospitals struggled to cope with scores of injured people.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Ever since Cile was swept away by the floodwaters that swamped Camp Mystic in the Texas Hill Country last summer, her mother has been coping with her grief by writing her daughter a letter every day.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
6 Feb. 2026
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So now, a team that has defeated conference leaders such as Oklahoma City, Denver, Detroit and New York, also has managed to fall to the lottery likes of Utah, Indiana and Sacramento, with the 15-40 Pelicans up next.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Interestingly, and likely due to the fact that all six episodes were released at once, Steal even managed to make Luminate’s Top 50 list just based on its first two days of viewing.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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Japan has endured inflation above the Bank of Japan's target for 45 consecutive months, declining real wages and persistent yen weakness.—
CNBC.com staff,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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In the new study, yet to be peer-reviewed and published in a journal, resilience refers to a plant’s ability to endure excess light without suffering severe damage, such as leaf lesions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20in. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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