HANGING ON Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

hanging on

verb

present participle of hang on

as in keeping up

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Some respondents have opted to reduce their plan contributions or borrow from their 401(k)s to meet other financial goals, such as reducing debt, paying for emergency expenses or keeping up with rising living costs, according to the results.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 15 July 2026
But rookie Brandon Valenzuela admitted recently that he's had some trouble keeping up with the evolving celebrations.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of keeping up

Verb

That puts me in the same boat as many millennials and Gen Zers holding on to the family phone plan, one of their last financial ties to their parents.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
Schmidt is currently holding on to the collection, though certain items are expected to be auctioned off to further support Stücke and LSVD+.

— Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of holding on

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The city wasn't in any immediate danger, and business was carrying on like usual, Letz said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
There are multiple people, all around the lounge, carrying on full-volume business conversations as if the rest of us are simply part of their office.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Definition of carrying on

Verb

When questioned, Elliott told agents Kuester was a friend from college who reached out saying a random person was hanging around his father’s business.

— Julia Coin Updated July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Would the scary girls with fairy wings still be hanging around a trust-fund junkie with a tank of nitrous?

— Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Definition of hanging around

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Penix was still waiting to be fully cleared from his ACL tear and Tagovailoa did not participate because of an injury that had flared up in recent days, according to Stefanski.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
People whose vehicles remain trapped in the parking garage beneath the Empire Towers building in Glen Burnie, which was evacuated and declared unsafe on July 9, could be waiting months to get them back.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of waiting

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The internet has spent much of this year campaigning to make 2026 the new 2016, and several pieces from the old festival uniform are sticking around.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
Getting younger, stylistically, has been crucial to The Daily Show sticking around.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Definition of sticking around

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