hang in

verb

Definition of hang innext
as in to carry on

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Recent Examples of hang in Two players are gone, and two more reality TV lives hang in the balance. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026 With less than three weeks to play in the regular season, the Toronto Blue Jays’ playoff hopes still hang in the balance. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Generally, the Steel City's average temperatures hang in the 60s and occasionally rise to the very low 70s, data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Measles can hang in the air for up to two hours after an infected person passes through. — Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hang in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang in
  1. carry on
  2. get on
  3. get along
  4. get by
  5. make out
  6. cope
  7. manage
  8. endure
Verb
  • As the fund’s general partner, the NFL will collect some management fees and carry on the investments, a consistent and bankable income stream that is not shared with players as part of the salary cap.
    — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In Hargeisa, meanwhile, the country that doesn’t exist carries on.
    — Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of carry on
Verb
  • Fifteen candidates have lined up to challenge Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in the 2027 municipal election, after filing nominating petitions with thousands of signatures in a bid to get on the ballot.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Then, the score was 9-9 in the second game when Gabel got on a roll with her serve.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of get on
Verb
  • That does not, however, mean that Divya and Isla will get along.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Wang and the victim reportedly didn’t get along, the police affidavit said.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of get along
Verb
  • There was Spencer, who was getting by far the most media attention and the most money.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • One of Kathleen Tejeda's students began freshman year just trying to get by.
    — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of get by
Verb
  • Ford said Ahmed’s checks were made out to Ford’s 2019 mayoral campaign and were cashed before the hospital embezzlement scandal.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The public feed of his account is filled with payments made out to him.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of make out
Verb
  • With financing costs still elevated, many car buyers are taking on larger loans and extending repayment terms to cope with affordability challenges, according to Edmunds.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Research has also found that across generational groups, greater user tendency to engage in social comparison, together with greater maladaptive ways of coping with emotions, is associated with more symptoms of anger, anxiety, and depression.
    — Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of cope
Verb
  • Union Berlin managed to draw at Augsburg 1-1 after a player from each was sent off in separate incidents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The winner will gain one of five seats on the board that runs the highway district, which is responsible for building, managing and maintaining local roads and bridges countywide — as well as setting ACHD’s nearly $260 million annual budget.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of manage
Verb
  • The Ukrainian capital endured a noisy night as 21 ballistic missiles came in three waves, Zelenskyy said, smashing apartment buildings, energy facilities, a railway station and the Kyiv subway system, shopping malls and businesses.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In the late ’70s and early ’80s, Lebanon endured an intense civil war.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of endure

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