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Recent Examples of hang on
Before then, teams would hang on to players through June 2 before releasing them.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Summer warmth will hang on in the Twin Cities Wednesday, with some storms possible later in the day.
—Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 27 May 2026
The converse is that a plate diving into cooler mantle will hang on to more of its sulfur and carbon.
—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
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Summer warmth will hang on in the Twin Cities Wednesday, with some storms possible later in the day.
—Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 27 May 2026
The converse is that a plate diving into cooler mantle will hang on to more of its sulfur and carbon.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang on
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His entrance in the race shakes up a field that already had high-profile local politicians vying to carry on Wilson’s torch.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Might Ronaldo carry on beyond scoring 1,000 goals and try to be involved at 45?—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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This year’s rodeo, held on August 7 and 8, is moving to the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee to accommodate rising attendance.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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It’s been able to keep up the streak despite a coaching change just months before the World Cup.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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But Pashinyan has also sought to keep up a balancing act with Russia.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The agency said a fan zone at MetLife will be open for three hours after the game in the hopes that some people hang around and departures are staggered.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 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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Servers glide by with carts of champagne and caviar, and with desserts waiting to be flambéed right at your table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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And with roughly an hour to go until tipoff, there are still droves of fans outside waiting to get into the arena.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 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 12 Jun. 2026.
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