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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With This Painting Every day is a good day with this colorful painting hanging on your wall.
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Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
But for one crisp Bay Area night, in front of a split crowd of 35,000 at Oracle Park, both the Dodgers and the Giants — and large swaths of their rival fan bases — hung on the anticipation of every little twist.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
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Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
But for one crisp Bay Area night, in front of a split crowd of 35,000 at Oracle Park, both the Dodgers and the Giants — and large swaths of their rival fan bases — hung on the anticipation of every little twist.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
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“Hang on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hang%20on. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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