HUNG ON Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

hung on

verb

past tense of hang on

as in dug in

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as in held on

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Verb

Fans like Melau carried on as if Brazil, a frequent World Cup contender, was still playing.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Pipeline line fill, tank bottoms and other operational inventories are often carried on company balance sheets but generate little direct revenue.

— Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Definition of carried on

Verb

Under the agreement, OAC would pay $110 million plus 6% of all future annual gross ticket sales from events held on the site.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Public hearings for the case were held on two separate days in march and April, with more than 30 people attending, the court said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of held on

Verb

Spain kept up its pressure after halftime, playing some of its most creative soccer of the tournament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
In the battle for the Texas Senate seat, both Republican nominee Ken Paxton and Democratic nominee James Talarico kept up their attacks against each other.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 7 June 2026

Definition of kept up

Verb

Responsible leaders would have hit the pause button and waited until the votes are in to see if the property tax change became law.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
The company self-certified the weather delay category with its federal regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in July 2025 but waited until two months ago to begin offering wagers.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of waited

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Still, May has left behind a talented roster, and thanks to Boynton and others who stuck around, the Wolverines should remain nationally relevant next season.

— Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The crowd of 42,056 was poised for another wacky Cubs-Brewers ending, though most of those who stuck around seemed to be road-tripping Cubs fans.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Definition of stuck around

Verb

Indeed, the folks in Akron, Amherst and Monroe, among other locales, have long awaited the winds of change, which have avoided blowing out the stale air caused by chronic losing.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
The Paris-Saclay Hospital has now ordered its own ice machine, eagerly awaited in the emergency department for a future attack of sizzling heat.

— John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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