hang on
verb
hung on; hanging on; hangs on
1
: to keep hold : hold on to something
2
: to persist tenaciously
a cold that hung on all spring
3
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Accelerate military aid to Ukraine to compensate for the American abandonment, so that Ukraine can hang on, and of course to secure its and Europe’s place at the negotiating table.
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Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Williams hung on the rim after his two-hand dunk for good measure.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Lincoln, who has been in limbo since his wife dumped him, is trying to hang on to his new job as a Lincoln impersonator at the arcade.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Long gone are the posters that hung on Wetzel’s bedroom walls of his first crush, teen pop star JoJo, and legendary slugger Mark McGwire.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
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Claude Malhuret, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
Williams hung on the rim after his two-hand dunk for good measure.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
Lincoln, who has been in limbo since his wife dumped him, is trying to hang on to his new job as a Lincoln impersonator at the arcade.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Long gone are the posters that hung on Wetzel’s bedroom walls of his first crush, teen pop star JoJo, and legendary slugger Mark McGwire.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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