HANGS ON Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

hangs on

verb

present tense third-person singular of hang on

as in carries on

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as in holds on

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Maybe Walker carries on as an elite back for years to come and the Broncos — and others — will kick themselves for not getting more involved.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
This hotel carries on the best of Edinburgh traditions while going above and beyond with 21st-century comforts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of carries on

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The compilation misses remaining in the highest tier by only two rungs, while The Essential Michael Jackson barely holds on inside the bottom quarter of the 200-position roster.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
House Bill 945 establishes new regulations for cryptocurrency kiosks and allows financial institutions to place temporary holds on transactions when elder financial exploitation is suspected.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of holds on

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Co-creator Chris Addison (Veep), was in Cannes last week at MIPCOM, meeting with international execs as Avalon keeps up its distribution push on the series.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Gizelle, who has been stirring the pot and playing producer for everyone on the trip, keeps up her conniving ways by sitting down all the RHOP ladies except for Candiace during their Potomac retrospective moment at the party.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of keeps up

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However, as critic Robert Christagu recently argued in his newsletter, a lingering doubt persists that any singer-songwriter can repeat Dylan’s Nobel win.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Backlash to higher prices persists even as governments spend to keep citizens happy.

— Justin Worland, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of persists

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Lee, emerging from the dark woods beyond McMann’s cabin, gets picked up by a guy who nicknames himself the Boontill Oracle, a do-gooder who waits outside highway bars to give safe rides to local drunks.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
As an investor at Point72, the hedge fund of billionaire Steve Cohen, Shaffer watched Wall Street turn private fund shares into digital tokens without shortening investors’ waits to cash out.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

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