hung on

verb

past tense of hang on
1
as in dug in

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2
as in held on

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung on
  1. carried on
  2. held on
  3. kept up
  4. hung around
  5. waited
  6. stuck around
  7. awaited
Verb
  • Columbus is coming off an emotional 2-1 win over state rival FC Cincinnati that ended in an altercation, which started in the last minute of the game and carried on past the final whistle.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The show must go on, however, and once the Bühnenstürmer (stage stormers) had been dealt with, hardy Ole carried on with his character’s near 20-minute monologue calmly, horrifically championing ultra-right political and cultural views.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 31 July 2026
Definition of carried on
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  • The 15-year-old is being held on suspicion of three counts of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026
  • Singer-songwriter events are held on select Mondays, while regular hours are concentrated around Thursday through Saturday.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 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
  • But that system still hung around for 16 years, until the dawn of the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Definition of hung around
Verb
  • Surrounded by hundreds of butterflies fluttering between tropical plants inside the Powell Gardens Conservatory, Heidi Boehm watched as visitors stopped, looked upward and waited for one to land nearby.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Bering Air flight’s takeoff was initially delayed four hours as the pilot waited for the weather to improve, but eventually the plane with the pilot and nine passengers took off.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of waited
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  • Moraz moved on to the Moody Blues in 1978 and stuck around until 1991, when his acrimonious departure led to a legal battle with his former bandmates that played out on Court TV.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
  • Popov’s friends eventually left but Popov stuck around and continued taunting Sibley and his friends.
    — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of stuck around
Verb
  • Rosie Lee Hooks, director of WTACC, told the Los Angeles Times that the project had been long awaited, and was sought out to counter decades of disinvestment following the 1965 Watts uprising.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2026
  • As night fell Tuesday, rescue operations remained on hold because of continuing aftershocks as families awaited word on the employees still believed to be inside.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
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“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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