HANGS IN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

hangs in

verb

present tense third-person singular of hang in

as in gets on

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Exactly how hot your hair dryer gets on the lowest and highest setting, however, can vary from brand to brand.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Ask any company that quietly panics every time its founder gets on a plane.

— Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of gets on

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Although the buildings have gotten taller over the years, the essential tool of the trade — a spud wrench that every ironworker carries on his belt to tighten the bolts that hold the beams together — has not changed in fifty years.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
The main room carries on with accents of green through a geometric rug and velvet sofa, plus soft tones of red and sand.

— Sophia Herring, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of carries on

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John teaches at a small, leafy college by day, while by night working on a book about rationalist philosopher Spinoza and dating his beautiful colleague Becca (Sofia Boutella), a professor of psychology who has a son with whom John gets along well.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Who gets along with who, who is fighting with who, and how the dynamics within the family have shifted.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026

Definition of gets along

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As the actor who originated the role, Johnson fares a bit better as Maui, smirking and preening and repeatedly tossing Moana off her own boat in attempts to commandeer it for himself.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026
All of them are inheriting relatively stable situations at quarterback compared to some of last year’s first-timers, but innumerable factors will impact how each of them fares this season.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of fares

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His fortune has also swelled thanks to gains from his private investment firm DFO Management—which manages his wealth and capital—and invests in public stocks, private companies, real estate, and liquid corporate credit.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
There’s always a guard on the take, a civilian who manages to lend an assist from the outside, or — as the case may be — a creative writing teacher who develops a crush on one of her inmate students.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

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