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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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What Happens Next The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 4, 2025.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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He was arraigned at the 48th District Court and held on a $250,000 cash bond.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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That mission is carried on today through his archive, which serves as a community-building platform and resource to create shared and public spaces for art.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
5 Oct. 2025
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Beck left the Yardbirds in 1966, and the group carried on with Page as the sole guitarist and Dreja on bass.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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The first unit, with Sam Rinzel up top, created some high-end chances but hung around the perimeter a little too much.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Recruitment flyers featuring the words engraved on the bullet casings of the man who shot and killed Charlie Kirk were reportedly distributed and hung around Georgetown University‘s campus.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Want to be kept up with all things Survivor?—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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After her first three babies came home, Ness kept up her daily visits to the hospital, bundling up her infants to sit with their sister.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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According to videos, officers waited roughly 20 seconds before detaining people.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The suit was actually dismissed in 2022 after Olguin ruled that Elden had waited too long to file a civil suit.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Bud Black had two winning seasons, then stuck around for another six-plus seasons until — finally — 7-33 to start the 2025 season was just too much.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Overstreet joined the show in season 2 and stuck around through the final season.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Jauregui’s journey on Dancing with the Stars came to an end Tuesday night, as the final three couples—Andy and Emma, Lauren and Brandon, Elaine and Alan—awaited their fate.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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On a gloomy Saturday morning in Pacific Beach, Friends of Rose Creek executive director Karin Zirk awaited participants for the California Biodiversity Day BioBlitz.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Hung on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20on. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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