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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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Gerlach is being held on $1 million bail.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026 -
He was being held on a $25,000 bond Thursday night at the Broward Main Jail, jail records show.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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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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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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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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Nearly 500 defendants awaited trials or sentencing in 2025.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Last week, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro was on stage in front of his supporters, waving his hands and dancing, seemingly oblivious to the danger that awaited him.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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