clung
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Verb
- Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- To remain emotionally or intellectually attached
- Hold on tightly or tenaciously
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📰 This Word in the News:
At session’s end, Houston language access advocates clung to one last hope that their voices had been heard
May 30, 2023 Houston Public Media
May 30, 2023 Houston Public Media
‘He Clung': Woman Says Son Was Lone Survivor After Boat Capsized Off Florida Coast
Jan 26, 2022 NBC 6 South Florida
Jan 26, 2022 NBC 6 South Florida
‘It was like rapids’: Couple recount harrowing escape from Oahu floodwaters
Mar 21, 2026 San Francisco Chronicle
Mar 21, 2026 San Francisco Chronicle
Perspective | I clung to the middle class as I aged. The pandemic pulled me under.
Apr 30, 2020 The Washington Post
Apr 30, 2020 The Washington Post
Boating tragedy survivor clung to boat for five hours after capsizing in Coorong
Oct 25, 2019 ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Oct 25, 2019 ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation