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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hanging in
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The message was met with a torrent of enthusiasm for the Indigo Girls carrying on.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026 -
The ground beneath your feet may be carrying on a kind of conversation.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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One incident turned into a crowd of people blocking and getting on top of a Metro bus, preventing it from moving and trapping Metro maintenance workers who were inside.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Beepers going off, getting on jets, going here and there, the whole thing, then coming back and spending three or four days writing the script, and then going to the screenings, and then starting it all over again.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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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
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After the fundraiser, sweet young couple Austin (Charles Melton) and Ashley (Cailee Spaeny) are making out by the tennis courts, fantasizing about one day having a family, when their boss, Janet (Michole Briana White), asks them to drop off Josh’s wallet at his house.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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By the end, the vibe had apparently gotten away from him slightly — a couple in the audience was making out.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
12 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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Millman, his wife and their teenage daughter are barely getting by on his two part-time jobs, one bagging groceries, the other helping homebound seniors.—
Noam N. Levey,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Vahidi is believed to hold hard-line views more likely to be associated with holding out for additional American concessions in negotiations, continuing to hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage to impose economic penalties across the globe, and refusing to give up their nuclear program.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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The gap between those people and the 80% still holding out isn’t philosophical.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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Even for Silicon Valley startups, keeping up with the pace of change is no easy feat.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Hanging in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20in. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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