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Recent Examples of clung
The Basque team welcomed a Barcelona squad featuring Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez, Andres Iniesta and Xavi to their Anoeta stadium in January 2015, scored an early goal and clung on for dear life against the soon-to-be treble winners.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The 93-year-old president has clung to power since 1982, in a country where 43% of the population lives in poverty.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
The pastry clung to a thin layer of aspic that enveloped a filing of pork shoulder and fat, bacon, chicken liver, veal sweetbreads, and button, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The smell was overwhelming, a nauseating mix of rotting food, burning plastic, chemicals and decay that clung to my clothes and skin.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The sticky, Midwestern soil clung to the iron.
—Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The Royals clung to a one-run lead in the eighth inning, the Tigers having eked out just two hits through seven.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Henry and Tabitha were listening to a podcast about a plane crash in the Andes and the gruesome ways the survivors had clung to life in the feral winter hellscape.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Kourtney held the birthday boy's brother Psalm while her then-fiancé Travis Barker teamed up with her son Reign, and her daughter Penelope clung to her cousin Chicago for an epic three-way race down the ride.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The 93-year-old president has clung to power since 1982, in a country where 43% of the population lives in poverty.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
The pastry clung to a thin layer of aspic that enveloped a filing of pork shoulder and fat, bacon, chicken liver, veal sweetbreads, and button, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The smell was overwhelming, a nauseating mix of rotting food, burning plastic, chemicals and decay that clung to my clothes and skin.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The sticky, Midwestern soil clung to the iron.
—Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The Royals clung to a one-run lead in the eighth inning, the Tigers having eked out just two hits through seven.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
Henry and Tabitha were listening to a podcast about a plane crash in the Andes and the gruesome ways the survivors had clung to life in the feral winter hellscape.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Kourtney held the birthday boy's brother Psalm while her then-fiancé Travis Barker teamed up with her son Reign, and her daughter Penelope clung to her cousin Chicago for an epic three-way race down the ride.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clung
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Once adhered properly, my press-ons last through the wear and tear of everyday life—on keyboards, NYC subway poles, and even at the gym.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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Both subsequent series adhered closer to the worldbuilding of the games and featured an entirely different cast.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With Venus in Gemini aligning with Pluto in Aquarius, honest conversations help shift situations that have been stuck.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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But as OutKick’s Joe Kinsey noted, the platform would often combine WNBA and NFL games, leaving subscribers stuck watching both.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Clung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clung. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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