Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hanging in
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The City of Portland’s official account also weighed in, posting that while national media painted a grim picture, daily life was carrying on as usual.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Big thanks to Betty Lin-Fisher and Baily Schulz for carrying on in our absence.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Everton were more aggressive in and out of possession, getting on the front foot and forcing errors.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Parker gets a crew together including an old friend (LaKeith Stanfield) and a new ally (Rosa Salazar) to steal sunken treasure coming into New York, getting on the bad side of the mob and a billionaire.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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What's without question is that the longer a shutdown continues, the more pressure will be brought on essential services going to vulnerable people and federal workers getting along (either on the job or not) without pay.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The duo are known for their close collaboration while also getting along well with their boss of five-and-a-half years, Cheeks.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Patrick took it surprisingly well, because Kacie kept making out with him and confirming that her choice had nothing to do with her feelings for him.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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The two were caught passionately making out at the 2019 ACM Awards by the CBS cameras.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Much of the 31-year-old comic’s material revolves around getting by in an increasingly stupid world — half-hearted attempts at self-improvement, if not self-preservation.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sadly, after about a decade of getting by, the dairy market tanked.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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A lot of people are nevertheless holding out hope for a team that moved the ball at will against the Bills and Lions (and has played a schedule that can only get easier going forward).—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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So whose support does Mamdani have, and who’s still holding out ahead of the November election?—
Connor Greene,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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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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Not to mention keeping up with the latest trends and having to always outperform your competition.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Sep. 2025
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Not only are low-income families having a hard time keeping up with rising rents, but also those with a traditionally middle-class income are having difficulty matching rising rents in some cities.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Hanging in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20in. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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