Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung in
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The frenetic energy carried on into Saturday night, the climax of the week, the event whence Burning Man gets its name, when the entire city gathers to watch a towering effigy go up in flames.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025 -
In general, those with lithium-ion or lithium-metal batteries should also be carried on board, where flight crews can recognize and respond to lithium battery fires, according to the FAA.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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And yet Dimon got on the phone and had a friendly conversation with Mamdani soon afterward, Bloomberg reported, citing people briefed on the call.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Washington got on the board with a 51-yard field goal from Matt Gay.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Everybody knew everybody and got along.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Some of the papers appear to have highlighted words, though they couldn't be made out clearly.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Autumn Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 16 hours.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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With head coach Dean Smith suspended (yellow card accumulation), associate head coach Miles Joseph managed Charlotte to its fifth clean sheet in six games.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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Pep Guardiola has endured his worst start to a league season (three points from three games) and Ruben Amorim’s side only just edged past Burnley last time out, having been eliminated from the Carabao Cup by fourth-tier Grimsby Town earlier in the week.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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For the next six years, Kira endured a rigorous drug treatment regime and was frequently in and out of hospitals.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Despite early struggles, Field persevered to build Figma into a design industry leader.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fastvold herself persevered out of fascination for the subject.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Blue Jays shortstop was able to stay in the game, thanks to a two-hour rain delay that began after his injury, but was held out of Sunday’s lineup.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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More Gavin/Getty Acuna, who missed a large chunk of this season before returning from a knee injury, hit toward the bottom of the order in the team's last two games against the Seattle Mariners after being held out of the lineup entirely in the first game.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Hung in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20in. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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