HANGING IN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

hanging in

verb

present participle of hang in

as in carrying on

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In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
The acquisition also puts Lewis in the somewhat unusual position of carrying on the businesses of two veteran New York printmakers who helped shape his career.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of carrying on

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Service providers acknowledge that transitional housing is a good option for some people, such as those getting on their feet after evictions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
This project started for me with getting on a Zoom with Lance and the next step was getting on a Zoom with Lance and Rob.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting on

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Interestingly, a fleeting scene of Noah leaning on his teammates becomes a tragic mirror to Hal never having been able to do so (as a kid or as a Lantern) and John never getting along with his brothers.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
The success of Oasis Live ’25 — and the fact that the brothers are still getting along well enough to do press for their documentary together — has sparked rumors of a further Oasis tour, perhaps next year.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting along

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Related Stories Manchevski wrote and directed the dark comedy, which centers on Malina and Viktor, a sister and brother getting by hand to mouth at the edges of Macedonian society.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
These cities and towns promised better jobs, cheaper homes, less traffic and higher quality of life, outweighing Florida’s allure of tropical weather and ease of getting by on Spanish alone.

— Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting by

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For travelers holding out for cheaper fares, the wait could outlast the war itself.

— Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
News of settlement talks began trickling out on Friday but four of the AGs in the group were subsequently described as holding out for more concessions from Paramount.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of holding out

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For those who haven’t been keeping up with every former Twilight Saga actor, Taylor Lautner married Taylor Dome in 2022.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
In South Florida in particular, where the cost of living has skyrocketed in recent years, teacher salaries aren’t keeping up.

— Natalie La Roche Pietri, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of keeping up

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