as in to carry on
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In the total absence of the sort of star-level, gravity-exerting, math-altering superstar pillars that most NHL teams can rely on to create easier sledding for their teammates, the Canucks barely have the talent to hang in most games.
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Yates' words about tying a millstone around your neck and throwing yourself into the sea hang in the salty air as Linda dives into the crashing waves.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
The country’s games in Los Angeles against New Zealand on July 15, Belgium on July 21, and against Egypt in Seattle on July 26 hang in the balance.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
One incumbent congressperson lost reelection, and the fate of several more hang in the balance as some races advance to runoffs and others remain too close to call.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Yates' words about tying a millstone around your neck and throwing yourself into the sea hang in the salty air as Linda dives into the crashing waves.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
The country’s games in Los Angeles against New Zealand on July 15, Belgium on July 21, and against Egypt in Seattle on July 26 hang in the balance.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
One incumbent congressperson lost reelection, and the fate of several more hang in the balance as some races advance to runoffs and others remain too close to call.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang in
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Like the iconic gondolas of Venice, these boats carry on a tradition dating back generations.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist and a member of the Canadian Space Agency, honored the efforts of earlier space explorers as the crew broke the record and implored future generations to carry on their mission.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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Long before Bednar’s wobbly ninth, the Yankees got on the board first, welcoming Luis Severino back to the Bronx with three consecutive singles from Trent Grisham, Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger in the opening inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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There’s still time for an indifferent citizenry to get on board, to embrace NASA’s goals, to proceed into the future, to marvel at efforts to return to the lunar surface and, eventually, to chart the pathway to Mars.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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In this sketch, a group of women worries about whether their husbands in the other room are getting along.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2026
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Perez and DeSantis don’t get along, and in Tallahassee, personal agendas get in the way — this time with serious consequences.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Their relationship enters a dramatic new phase when the latter — also single, barely getting by with ambitions to become a writer — gets pregnant after sleeping with her married professor and decides to keep the baby.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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Especially in the past few years, Gen Z has been flocking to more affordable cities just to get by during the cost-of-living crisis.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Building on the bones of Detroit techno and electro, his best records are hallucinogenic portals into worlds made out of 8-bit textures, rusty bleeps, and the occasional forlorn piano or sandpapery vocal sample.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Buildings would be made out of concrete, glass and metal.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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In a bid to cope with the fallout of the energy shock, governments around the world have been quick to impose measures from fuel export bans to loosening refining standards.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Americans are cutting back on streaming services When goods and services cost more, one way to cope is to spend less.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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This begs the question as to how Woodland, who qualified for The Masters by winning in Houston, will be able to manage his PTSD this week during one of golf’s elite events.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Any tweaks would lie solely with the software that manages the engines, given engine hardware is locked in until 2027 under F1’s homologation rules.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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For a while, that was the enduring image that illustrated his problems in the outfield.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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For the Supreme Court to do so would require it to repudiate the Constitution’s text, the Court’s own precedents, and the enduring understanding of all three branches and of the American people.—
David Cole,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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