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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Rather than hang on to their leaves until later in the fall and make a big splash out of the season, black walnut, tulip poplar, osage orange, and a whole host of other tree species simply cut the cord.
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
Everybody hang on to your feelings, because another Bridgerton sibling is about to fall in love.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2024
The hooked gator then dove for the bottom, peeling drag and pulling the boat in circles as the hunters hung on for the ride.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Front pages hang on a wall at the Marion County Record on Aug. 16, 2023, about a week after police served a search warrant on the newspaper in Marion, Kansas.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
Everybody hang on to your feelings, because another Bridgerton sibling is about to fall in love.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2024
The hooked gator then dove for the bottom, peeling drag and pulling the boat in circles as the hunters hung on for the ride.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Front pages hang on a wall at the Marion County Record on Aug. 16, 2023, about a week after police served a search warrant on the newspaper in Marion, Kansas.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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