Cling to
Cling to verb - To give steadfast support to.
Both terms in one sentence
- There is no familiar face to comfort you, nothing to recognize and cling to for support.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Metalocalypse -
Children, on some instinctual level, recognize this as they think her threats are funny and cling to her at every opportunity.
Source: Child Hater
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Recognize and Cling to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cling_to/recognize
Cling to & Recognize. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cling_to/recognize>.
Recognize or Cling to. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cling_to/recognize.
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