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Recent Examples of hang on
Walter maintained an eerie calm in the hours leading up to his hanging on Dec. 4, 1936.
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
Tony Revolori as Zero in The Grand Budapest Hotel
The role of young lobby boy Zero often requires Revolori — who was all of 17 years old at the time of filming — to simply hang on for dear life opposite Ralph Fiennes’s hurricane of a comedic lead turn.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Officers found Hank barely hanging on to life and in desperate need of treatment for the large wounds all over his body caused by the car accident.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 11 June 2025
This cutting board from Amazon has multiple functions: it can be used as a cutting board, a charcuterie board or be hung on the wall as kitchen décor.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
Tony Revolori as Zero in The Grand Budapest Hotel
The role of young lobby boy Zero often requires Revolori — who was all of 17 years old at the time of filming — to simply hang on for dear life opposite Ralph Fiennes’s hurricane of a comedic lead turn.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Officers found Hank barely hanging on to life and in desperate need of treatment for the large wounds all over his body caused by the car accident.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 11 June 2025
This cutting board from Amazon has multiple functions: it can be used as a cutting board, a charcuterie board or be hung on the wall as kitchen décor.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang on
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Provide Predictable Signals Of Stability As Martin Seligman mentioned in his positive psychology research, the London air-raid sirens during WWII were so reliable as a signal that people were willing to go out and carry on even though bombs landed unpredictably.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Keep calm and carry on into the second half of the year, investors.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
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Toews’ arrival gives the Jets enough short-term runway to hold on to draft capital, make their picks and assess their needs midseason instead of taking a bigger swing at a different second-line centre now.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Primary elections were held on Tuesday for other offices such as lieutenant governor and attorney general.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The brothers kept up their semi-digitized fusion of cadence-lypso and jing-ping (a kind of Dominican folk music), playing tea parties across the island.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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Part of the rationale for the increases is ensuring Aurora keeps up with state and federal regulations, like the replacement of lead service lines, and keeping a high enough fund balance for things like maintenance, according to past reporting.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Two tourists visiting London for the first time hang around just because an excited-looking crowd has gathered.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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Many players on the Queen City’s NBA team were hanging around while NBA Draft prospects worked out.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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There are additional wooden tables below on a narrow stretch of beach, where the children in our party enjoyed digging in the sand for shells and other treasures.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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National reporters and true crime junkies dug in, while local officials — already lacquered in scandal — looked so crooked a frame job seemed not just possible but probable.—
Tom Blakely,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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Court documents indicate Suzanne Morphew wanted to leave her husband, but was waiting for the right time.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Or wait until they’re covered in corking marks for the most spice.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
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The theory of natural selection persevered, and the lengthy record of our ancient roots began to fill out.—
Laura Poppick,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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Bracewell persevered and was promoted to principal at the Royal Ballet and Opera at the age of 31 in 2022.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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If Turner sticks around, the Pacers will be a somewhat expensive team this coming season, barring other moves.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Sunny, warm weather is anticipated to stick around Saturday with mostly sunny conditions and a high of 92 on the radar.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20on. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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