HANG IN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

hang in

verb

Definition of hang in

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

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Verb

At the same time, the city has been marked with a recent burst of violence as some criticize Quiroz for failing to carry on her partner’s fight against crime.

— Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Although 27 years have passed since Bessette Kennedy, her husband and her sister Lauren Bessette perished in a fatal private plane crash off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, the former Calvin Klein publicist’s influence on fashion carries on.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of carry on

Verb

The dark comedy centers on Malina and Viktor, a sister and brother getting by on the fringes of post-Communist Macedonia by pilfering busts of national heroes cast in bronze, along with manhole covers, and selling off the metal.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
Wildcat Lake laptops like these have budget-friendly starting prices, but often with just 8GB of RAM, which Windows laptops can struggle to get by on.

— Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of get by

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But Turek knows the race against Hinson is making out to be one of the most competitive Senate contests in the country.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Four of the mummified corpses also tested positive for alcohol, which likely came from drinking chicha, a beer made out of maize.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of make out

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Lake County families, like those across the nation, are coping with higher prices for gasoline, groceries, housing and health care.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Adam has always coped with the world by drawing—his artwork on yellow legal pads and sticky notes illustrates the novel—but now there’s a new girl in school who’s praised for her artwork, and Adam feels his identity as an artist slipping away.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 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

But up to this point, DIIV have endured—thrived, even—because of their refusal to capitulate to the industry winds that swirled around them.

— Larry Fitzmaurice, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
The character introduced as youthful comic relief became an enduring piece of the series’ optimistic picture of the future.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

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