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as in to hold on
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Recent Examples of hang on
Cut pink, red, and cream paper into strips to make heart paper chains to hang on the walls.
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Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
Antique vases sit on the surfaces, contemporary paintings hang on the walls.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
That won’t be easy to defend in a general election where the race will hang on tens of thousands of votes in states such as Georgia, Michigan and North Carolina.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The issue here is whether Milwaukee wants to trade Giannis for what the Heat, Minneapolis, Golden State or the New York Knicks are offering at the trade deadline or hang on to him until the summer.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
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Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
Antique vases sit on the surfaces, contemporary paintings hang on the walls.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
That won’t be easy to defend in a general election where the race will hang on tens of thousands of votes in states such as Georgia, Michigan and North Carolina.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
The issue here is whether Milwaukee wants to trade Giannis for what the Heat, Minneapolis, Golden State or the New York Knicks are offering at the trade deadline or hang on to him until the summer.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang on
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That’s the environment Close breeds, and intends to carry on after this season.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Authorities say no hazardous material was being carried on the train and that there is no public safety hazard.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Jockey Cristian Torres completed a daily three-bagger in his fourth stakes victory of the meeting, the first such race this season held on a sloppy track.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Nonetheless, a second round of negotiations will be held on Tuesday in Geneva, according to multiple reports.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Washington has struggled to keep up.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Essential costs such as housing and food keep getting more expensive, and wages haven’t kept up.—
Julie Z. Weil,
Washington Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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Knight ducked her head and smiled when the medal was hung around her neck, her face a mix of pride and exhaustion.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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If the goal is to just hang around, win 81 games, and pray for a Wild Card spot, then congratulations — mission accomplished.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Set it, forget it, and dig in come suppertime.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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The researchers say that’s an important direction for future work and have made their code freely available so other scientists can dig in as well.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Children lean against a fence and wait to greet players during Dodgers spring training at Camelback Ranch in Arizona on Monday.—
Ronaldo Bolaños,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Those 26 wins were the extent of his success, a great rookie season to be sure, but not exactly a guarantee that Tang was John Wooden in waiting.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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After spending her childhood as a caretaker for her mentally unwell mother, Annie perseveres, getting to her third year of medical school before a mental breakdown forces her to withdraw.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Honesty and integrity persevered!—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Do pay attention to the young Braves players trying to get a shot and the fringe veterans trying to stick around.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The mail-order tadpole that stuck around for almost two decades as an adult frog, cared for but not much cared about.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20on. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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