hanging in

verb

present participle of hang in
as in carrying on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hanging in
  1. carrying on
  2. getting on
  3. getting along
  4. making out
  5. getting by
  6. holding out
  7. bearing up
  8. keeping up
Verb
  • There’s been a lot of talk about carrying on her work, especially during these times when people feel like some of it has been eroded.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of carrying on
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • But people getting along is rarely as simple as wishing it, and the truth remains that Harry and his brother Prince William are still feuding.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of getting along
Verb
  • And then the other thing was that my friends who were in the audience told me that people in the audience were making out, not only dancing, but actually making out.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Axl eventually contacted Vance, my DP, directly to shoot the footage of him and two girls making out in the car.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of making out
Verb
  • Acuff went left and went right, getting by Grimes rather easily.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of getting by
Verb
  • Bad news for fans of Ted Lasso‘s original Richmond men’s team who have been holding out hope for a larger presence of the players in the show’s new incarnation.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • When the target returned, a neighbor’s security camera captured the pair quickly sitting up and holding out what appeared to be phones to photograph or record the family, according to the affidavit.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of holding out
Verb
  • It can also be used as a bench, bearing up to 355 pounds.
    — Caitlyn Martyn 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, 11 Aug. 2025
Definition of bearing up
Verb
  • The report also reflected that wages are not keeping up with inflation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The record-high stock prices are helping investors feel better about their finances, or at least less bad, when Americans are generally feeling discouraged about keeping up with the fast-rising cost of living.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of keeping up
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