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as in holding on
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as in signing (up or on)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeping (on)
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Also, Southern California visits Nebraska with both sides holding on for dear life.—
Jordan Mendoza,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Record levels of burnout — a seven-year high, with 61% of employees reporting at least moderate burnout — suggest many are simply holding on.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the players were not the only ones running on empty after the contest.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani, who is a Democratic Socialist, is running on a make New York affordable platform, which includes a Free Rent Freeze that rifted in earlier polls, a generational difference between older and younger Black voters.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
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The figure of Achilles, a warrior who singlehandedly choked a river with dead enemies before taking on the river god himself, provided a model for Alexander the Great and persists in contemporary popular entertainment, political speech, and military culture in celebrations of shock and awe.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sunday’s game could be the first Clasico to feature English players in both teams — with Madrid duo Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold potentially taking on Barcelona’s Marcus Rashford.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In 1981, Wuornos was arrested for holding up a convenience store for $33.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Tigers also let up a fair share of explosive run plays despite the front seven holding up well.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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The momentum from younger people is continuing.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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The two sides will probably commit to continuing their dialogue and to stabilizing relations.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The key to surviving the candy-heavy months is about balancing your sweet treats with protective measures.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Kali and the cubs’ dad, Arnold, made Audubon Zoo history by becoming the first lion pair to have three surviving cubs in a litter.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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The film is set in 1944 at the tailend of the war in which Finland aligned with Germany for a time in a bid to fight off an invasion by the Soviet Union, before reaching a peace deal with the latter which involved kicking German troops out.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some of them because of the street aspect are very hungry, and are kicking your door down every day.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Keeping (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeping%20%28on%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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