hanging in

Definition of hanging innext
present participle of hang in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hanging in
Verb
  • The ground beneath your feet may be carrying on a kind of conversation.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Marcos Acosta might seem like an unlikely character to be carrying on the two-century-long tradition of Western American art in Colorado.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Beepers going off, getting on jets, going here and there, the whole thing, then coming back and spending three or four days writing the script, and then going to the screenings, and then starting it all over again.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The two had separate paths into getting on the show.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In this sketch, a group of women worries about whether their husbands in the other room are getting along.
    Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Just two co-stars getting along.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Well, Gomez ended up making out with him that very night, his Armani jacket draped casually over her shoulders.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office declined to comment on the case, citing North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct that prohibit prosecutors from making out-of-court statements on pending cases.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • As Americans are barely getting by because of inflation, tariffs, and a cost-of-living crisis, saving for retirement can feel like the priority lowest on the totem pole.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • She’s been there since January, mostly getting by on her own.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Maybe the governor was simply ahead of his time, holding out for our lemon pepper wing taste test — only the best from Georgia.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Ubel says some were holding out for lower prices this spring, only to see the price of the most common nitrogen fertilizer, urea, spike close to 30% when Iran shut down shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, halting close to half the world's fertilizer trade.
    Frank Morris, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • It can also be used as a bench, bearing up to 355 pounds.
    Caitlyn Martyn may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If your skin begins looking red or pink, your body may be having a hard time keeping up, a good indicator to take a break in the shade.
    Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • For me, keeping up with bills was never a huge problem.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Hanging in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20in. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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