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Recent Examples of hang on
The converse is that a plate diving into cooler mantle will hang on to more of its sulfur and carbon.
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Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Parents frame their baby’s footprints to hang on the wall or tuck into keepsake boxes.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
Bespoke commissions by artists Jo Dumpleton and Mary West hang on either side of the room, bringing together the colors across every surface in the space.
—Bridget Mills-Powell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
The players should hang on to it, Kendall Coyne Schofield said.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
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Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
Parents frame their baby’s footprints to hang on the wall or tuck into keepsake boxes.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 18 May 2026
Bespoke commissions by artists Jo Dumpleton and Mary West hang on either side of the room, bringing together the colors across every surface in the space.
—Bridget Mills-Powell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
The players should hang on to it, Kendall Coyne Schofield said.
—Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang on
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Four of the five Timberwolves-Spurs games were carried on Disney’s biggest cable outlet, ESPN, while the remaining outing aired on ABC.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2026
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But while the Ritz carried on in the same splendid fashion as always, the Crillon blasted off in search of something new.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The discus competition finished before any of the track events started and was held on an auxiliary field, but the Aliso Niguel senior got a standing ovation on the victory stand half an hour after her third throw thrust her into the record books.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Hulst setting a hard pace from the gun with Serna trying to hold on long enough to outkick him in the end.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Spain, with one of the fastest-aging populations in all of Europe, didn’t have enough workers to keep up.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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As a sentence became more complex, the brain struggled to keep up.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Our Andrew Greif spoke with former Knicks players who played with his father, Rick, and remembered the young Brunson hanging around the team.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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The Canadiens hung around, largely thanks to goaltender Jakub Dobeš.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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One notable aspect of sleepmaxxing is that those who dig in tend to view sleep more as a performance tool than as a period of rest.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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In the new film, Yana Radeva stars as an archaeologist working on a dig in Svilengrad, a small town on the Bulgarian border.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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At the end of one of the castle’s walkways, after a turn or two—by electric cart, bicycle, or on foot—and with the air filled with the scent of pine, rosemary, and jasmine, the sentinels are waiting, carved into the rock where the fort’s cannons were once located.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Iyo Sky, Roxanne Perez, Giulia and Lash Legend squared off in a fatal four-way match with a spot in the semifinals waiting for the winner.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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But Potashnick and his cooks persevered through their first fragile summer, to a late fall dinner dedicated to that cheesemaker, Andy Hatch of Uplands Cheese in Wisconsin.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Even if Russian troops are unable to make progress, Rosin believes that Putin will persevere.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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However, while some folks may endure lingering nerve pain from a shingles complication called postherpetic neuralgia, that’s not the only stubborn side effect that can stick around after the painful, blistering rash subsides.—
Alyssa Sparacino,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
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The 90% who stuck around, according to him, are spending more—hotel bookings have more than 4x’d year over year, and total engagement has more than doubled in absolute terms.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20on. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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