as in to carry on
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The moment Amber Glenn stepped onto the ice at figure skating’s world championships, fans began to wave American flags, from the lowest rows inside TD Garden to the highest rafters, where the jerseys of Boston’s sporting greats hang in honor.
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Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The empty frames left by the thieves still hang in the museum to this day.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
On Monday, temperatures in Central Indiana will hang in the upper 30s with lows in the mid 20s.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Freshly caught fish often hang in plain sight, and the selection changes so frequently that a whiteboard keeps track of what’s available.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The empty frames left by the thieves still hang in the museum to this day.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
On Monday, temperatures in Central Indiana will hang in the upper 30s with lows in the mid 20s.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
Freshly caught fish often hang in plain sight, and the selection changes so frequently that a whiteboard keeps track of what’s available.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang in
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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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Sometimes, to get away from it all, therapy involved simply getting on a board and riding.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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This forms a striking contrast with the scenes fashioned to look exactly like a typical cheesy reality TV show, with all the glitter balls, high-resolution close-ups and corny cutaways to crying family members, when Lea gets on the show.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Working with Preller, 48, would give the new top boss a better sense of him and how the two get along.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Reports that Lindor and Soto didn’t get along last season, their first on the Mets together, were overblown.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Teacher pay in Mecklenburg County needs to keep up with the cost of living in Charlotte, where a household might require nearly $100,000 annually to get by.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yet Garner still had to scrape to get by while her career was gaining steam in the 1990s.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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But, um, filler words aren’t the villains they’re made out to be.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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Chapter 13 is not always the clean break it's made out to be, and there are some downsides to taking this path.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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That approach cuts the costs of medicines, creates local jobs, and instills reliance to better cope with global shocks.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Gayheart, meanwhile, penned an essay for The Cut that December that offered an inside glimpse at how her family was coping with the diagnosis.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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But Posey, the executive, seems content to manage a massive talent debt to the Dodgers that grows larger by the day.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Coyotes also manage urban deer populations — a critical ecosystem function because ballooning deer herds can decimate forests, stunt plant growth and contribute to invasive species influxes.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
17 Feb. 2026
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Airlines canceled flights and cultural events were postponed as Cuba endures its worst fuel shortage in years, harming tourism and the broader economy.—
Andrea Rodriguez,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Rogen is the ensemble’s MVP, finding an unexpected tenderness as a man trying to endure the night’s overwhelming discomfort without revealing any of his insecurities.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20in. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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