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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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Pretti was being held on the ground when an officer appeared to remove a gun from Pretti's waistband just moments before another agent fired the first shot.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Ultimately, Turcotte held on to the lead after a dominant first run.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The West Africa branch, for instance, has carried on as usual.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The trend carried on into the second quarter, as sophomore Will Palmer drilled a three-pointer with five minutes to play in the half as the Skippers constructed a 30-20 lead.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Holiday’s squad hung around during a rock-fight second quarter that featured 17 total fouls and 12 turnovers, but Boston reestablished control with a 14-4 run that stretched into the second half.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Whip-Purs hung around, though, before Braden made some big plays to stem the tide.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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But he’s kept up with the Panthers, even while serving as Stanford’s interim coach in the fall.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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Because Sutton required medical treatment, deputies waited until a later date to seek warrants for her arrest.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Another rescue tech would be lifted and dropped to the ridge where the female climber waited.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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While the professional circus operations eventually moved on, Peru's big top legacy stuck around, and the town has been home to the Peru Amateur Circus since 1960.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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After helping Walt build Disneyland, Fowler stuck around to manage the fledgling park for the first 10 years of its existence.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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By the time Montgomery woke up Sunday, a string of one-star Google reviews awaited Red Bench Pizza — oddly, seemingly generated by a single user.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yamagami awaited trial at the Osaka Detention House.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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