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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung in
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In general, those with lithium-ion or lithium-metal batteries should also be carried on board, where flight crews can recognize and respond to lithium battery fires, according to the FAA.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Despite these incidents, the tradition persisted, and each new Clay Henry has carried on the mantle.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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And yet Dimon got on the phone and had a friendly conversation with Mamdani soon afterward, Bloomberg reported, citing people briefed on the call.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Washington got on the board with a 51-yard field goal from Matt Gay.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Everybody knew everybody and got along.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis got along splendidly on the set of Black Swan — despite director Darren Aronofsky's best efforts.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Some of the papers appear to have highlighted words, though they couldn't be made out clearly.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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By Sunday evening, the fire crew managed to contain 14% of this wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In previous years, a private consultant managed the grant distribution process.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Before welcoming William, the couple endured a six-year-long road to parenthood that included health issues for each of them in addition to their fertility struggles.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The attacker was sidelined for eight months and endured setbacks during his rehabilitation.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Despite early struggles, Field persevered to build Figma into a design industry leader.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fastvold herself persevered out of fascination for the subject.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Blue Jays shortstop was able to stay in the game, thanks to a two-hour rain delay that began after his injury, but was held out of Sunday’s lineup.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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More Gavin/Getty Acuna, who missed a large chunk of this season before returning from a knee injury, hit toward the bottom of the order in the team's last two games against the Seattle Mariners after being held out of the lineup entirely in the first game.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Hung in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20in. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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