hang together
verb
hung together; hanging together; hangs together
1
: to remain united : stand by one another
2
: to have unity : form a consistent or coherent whole
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If all Republicans hang together, there’s nothing Democrats can do to block it.
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
What makes his Ross so compelling — and allows the film to hang together on the whole — is Ford's abundant humanity.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
But other aspects of this Gypsy are strange and discouraging: Despite its indestructible book and score, the show Wolfe has built never quite hangs together.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
She was fascinated at how the whole world hung together so tenuously, at how tentative truces allowed life to proceed.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025
What makes his Ross so compelling — and allows the film to hang together on the whole — is Ford's abundant humanity.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
But other aspects of this Gypsy are strange and discouraging: Despite its indestructible book and score, the show Wolfe has built never quite hangs together.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
She was fascinated at how the whole world hung together so tenuously, at how tentative truces allowed life to proceed.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Hang together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20together. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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