HANGING IN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

hanging in

verb

present participle of hang in

as in carrying on

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In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
The acquisition also puts Lewis in the somewhat unusual position of carrying on the businesses of two veteran New York printmakers who helped shape his career.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of carrying on

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Service providers acknowledge that transitional housing is a good option for some people, such as those getting on their feet after evictions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
This project started for me with getting on a Zoom with Lance and the next step was getting on a Zoom with Lance and Rob.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting on

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Interestingly, a fleeting scene of Noah leaning on his teammates becomes a tragic mirror to Hal never having been able to do so (as a kid or as a Lantern) and John never getting along with his brothers.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
The success of Oasis Live ’25 — and the fact that the brothers are still getting along well enough to do press for their documentary together — has sparked rumors of a further Oasis tour, perhaps next year.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting along

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And then the other thing was that my friends who were in the audience told me that people in the audience were making out, not only dancing, but actually making out.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
Axl eventually contacted Vance, my DP, directly to shoot the footage of him and two girls making out in the car.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of making out

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Acuff went left and went right, getting by Grimes rather easily.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Related Stories Manchevski wrote and directed the dark comedy, which centers on Malina and Viktor, a sister and brother getting by hand to mouth at the edges of Macedonian society.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of getting by

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Bad news for fans of Ted Lasso‘s original Richmond men’s team who have been holding out hope for a larger presence of the players in the show’s new incarnation.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
When the target returned, a neighbor’s security camera captured the pair quickly sitting up and holding out what appeared to be phones to photograph or record the family, according to the affidavit.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of holding out

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The report also reflected that wages are not keeping up with inflation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
The record-high stock prices are helping investors feel better about their finances, or at least less bad, when Americans are generally feeling discouraged about keeping up with the fast-rising cost of living.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of keeping up

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