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as in to hold on
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Recent Examples of hang on
Pictures of the coffee shop's past life hang on the bathroom walls.
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The street largely survived, along with plastic, colorful Christmas lights still hanging on the massive deodars.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
And furniture seems to float off the walls, such as a hovering credenza in the dining room and modular shelving hung on slim metal bars.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
Kengo Kuma & Associates uses lumber for screens, scaffolds, and panels hung on a steel-frame pavilion.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
The street largely survived, along with plastic, colorful Christmas lights still hanging on the massive deodars.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
And furniture seems to float off the walls, such as a hovering credenza in the dining room and modular shelving hung on slim metal bars.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Jan. 2025
Kengo Kuma & Associates uses lumber for screens, scaffolds, and panels hung on a steel-frame pavilion.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang on
Verb
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However, a handful of events will carry on with a charitable component, including the starry Clive Davis party and MusiCares tribute concert.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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However, the character of the 1956 home has very much carried on decades later in its three bedroom, four bedroom space — even with some matching wallpaper and bedspreads.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Festivities are held on multiple days over the course of the week, but Phil usually makes his prediction by Monday morning.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Trump pleaded not guilty in 2023 to 40 criminal counts -- including violations of nine separate federal laws -- for allegedly holding on to classified documents after leaving the White House in 2021 and thwarting investigators' efforts to retrieve the documents from his Mar-a-Lago estate.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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My way of adapting is simply keeping up with that content and constantly experimenting with new production techniques.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the momentum kept up from there, with two tunes making the best original song cut, trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón scoring a history-making nomination, and Zoe Saldaña being a front-runner in the supporting actress race.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Outside scenes meant hanging around in the tropical sun for hours, and toward the end of the project a lot of the crew fell ill.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Clearly, City, top of the table with games in hand on all their rivals, don’t plan to hang around in this division.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The result is a restrained, fitfully compelling character portrait of a former priest turned archaeologist (Stellan Skarsgård, excellent) who discovers a young boy possessed by the devil on a dig in the Turkana region of British Kenya.—
Vikram Murthi,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists find lavish thermal spa in Pompeii An intricate thermal spa complex was uncovered in a recent dig in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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That fanned fears that the huge investments into AI by U.S. firms are unwarranted and a bubble waiting to pop.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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And while the rookie Jack Doohan, age 22, races alongside Pierre Gasly, Alpine now has as a reserve driver Franco Colapinto, age 21, who competed in nine races for Williams last year, and sits in the wings waiting, just like Bottas at Mercedes.—
Brad Spurgeon,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs persevered, advancing to their seventh consecutive AFC Championship Game — with six of those coming in Kansas City.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Aside from stats, what makes Hughes so underrated on the market here is his leadership qualities persevering through insidious negativity that's impacted the locker room.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Brant Boyer has stuck around in that job for the Jets through multiple head coaching changes over the years and is well-liked in the building.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Lingering ice and snow in the Charlotte region made for a dangerous Wednesday commute, and below-freezing temperatures are predicted to stick around for days, forecasters said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20on. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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