hangs on

present tense third-person singular of hang on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangs on
Verb
  • Ostapenko appears visibly confused and shakes her head multiple times as the argument carries on.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The Bromley 750 carries on that legacy by also being fully transportable with its wheeled design.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The world waits for a compelling example of humanoid robots saving a customer money in a defensible way.
    Jeff Mahler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The graft and fraud investigations signal that state corruption which helped plunge Greece into a 2009-2018 debt crisis persists, despite reforms and tough austerity under three international bailouts.
    Angeliki Koutantou, Reuters, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Despite shifts in societal perceptions, a bias against girls persists in science and math subjects, according to teachers, administrators and advocates.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Hangs on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangs%20on. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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