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as in dug in
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as in held on
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung on
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This World Cup, held on home soil, represents both a golden opportunity and a defining moment for Mexican football.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025 -
As of Wednesday, Smithers was being held on two felony counts of fleeing and eluding police, felony drug possession, driving under the influence, speeding, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of a crash that caused property damage.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some of the injured were carried on stretchers to waiting cars.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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His legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Heat still hung around, though, competing with the Nuggets in a second quarter that included six lead changes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Anyone who buys groceries knows that higher prices have hung around just like that last guest who won't go home after a party.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, wage growth hasn’t kept up with rising costs for less affluent households, forcing them to stop buying other things.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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There were also two food vendors on site, Rachel’s Cafe and Eatery and Badas Burers, who kept up with lines of hungry customers.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Her service was never impacted, and months later, she was assigned to Annapolis and waited for a spot to open up at the Navy flight school in Pensacola, Fla.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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At one downtown Brooklyn location, the line wrapped around the building and, at times, voters waited up to an hour to cast their ballots.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Having put that debut album to bed, and allowed the symphony to exit the stage, Nas stuck around with the live band to perform a dizzying array of song snippets hailing from elsewhere in his catalog.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The crowd stuck around for a long time after the collapse, one neighbor said, as people waited for updates on the status of their friends.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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The move, long-awaited by players and fans, is aimed squarely at securing Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, which have been hard to come by since LIV started.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The lawyer asked for six years in prison, perhaps hoping for a miracle in Miami federal court, as Carpman’s family members and friends anxiously awaited the judgment.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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