HUNG ON Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

hung on

verb

past tense of hang on

as in dug in

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as in held on

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Notably, the three polling aggregators mentioned in the statement are not broadcast stations or news networks whose programming is carried on local broadcast stations.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Lee left, and Case and Collins carried on briefly as the Breakaways with several guitarists.

— Cary Baker, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of carried on

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Although hiring of permanent faculty — those with tenure or on tenure-track — has not kept up with enrollment, the university’s total faculty hiring has matched student growth nearly perfectly.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The market has changed at warp speed, but our guardrails haven’t kept up.

— Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of kept up

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When Weber refused — saying the DOJ had refused to share its methodology and waited until the eleventh hour to act — the DOJ sued.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Darius Garland, microphone in hand, waited patiently at midcourt to speak before the Clippers tipped off their season against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night at Intuit Dome.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of waited

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Northwestern’s Dave Davis, the longtime liaison between the university and residents, stuck around and mingled with the big names who had gathered there.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
In the years since the pandemic, retail investors have not only stuck around, but have grown more powerful and more sophisticated.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of stuck around

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Machado then headed to Caracas with stops along the way as thousands of people joined the caravan or awaited it.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
In Mario Carbone’s The Grand Grill, a classic steakhouse dinner of steak and prawn cocktail awaited, with a carrot cake, key lime pie, and chocolate cake triple header for dessert.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of awaited

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