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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hanging in
Verb
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But life was carrying on, Diane said.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026 -
While the theater seeks a new space, fellow indie theater Central Cinema is carrying on the screenings with 60 percent of its ticket sales going to Grand Illusion’s relocation fund.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That offense, timely hitting, finding ways to score runs, whether that’s the long ball or walks, getting on base and driving them in.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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In the opposite dugout, life has become difficult for Frankfurt’s head coach, Albert Riera, who is not getting on at all well with the German media.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
Verb
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In this sketch, a group of women worries about whether their husbands in the other room are getting along.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2026
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Just two co-stars getting along.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That means skateboarding, sneaking beers, making out, looking for trouble, running from trouble and, to judge from the trailer, floating through space.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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There’s romance, there's tension, and somehow Johnson and Hathaway end up making out.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Traffic was getting by only on the far right side.—
Kris Habermehl,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Federal employees are guaranteed to receive back pay once the shutdown ends, according to a 2019 law, but getting by until then can be hard.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Another found a pilot holding out an iPad as passengers deplaned trying to squeeze out a few last pennies by asking for tips.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2026
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And that’s better than holding out for the dream job and not working at all, like so many Gen Zers are.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
Verb
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It can also be used as a bench, bearing up to 355 pounds.—
Caitlyn Martyn
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FOXNews.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In addition to the existential problems of the products being produced in the Valley, for Glatzer there’s the logistical issue of keeping up with the extremely fast pace of technology.—
Amanda Champagne-Meadows,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Nevada Irrigation District says the increases are necessary to fix aging infrastructure while keeping up with rising costs.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Hanging in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20in. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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