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hold on

verb as in hang on

verb as in hold out

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I am holding on for dear life, like I’m in the trenches with everyone.

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The race is crucial to Republicans’ hopes to hold on to their Senate majority.

Elizabeth and I held on to each other tightly as we found a way to navigate the situation.

Then with a birdie on the 14th hole, Scheffler took the lead over the reigning Masters champion and held on to contribute his first point.

As the Edmund Fitzgerald loaded its cargo hold on a Sunday afternoon in the fall, the Wisconsin shore of Lake Superior was unseasonably warm.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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