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as in to swing
to place on an elevated point without support from below
hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall
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as in to droop
to be limp from lack of water or vigor
as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging, and some could barely put one foot in front of the other
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud
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as in dip
a downward slope
proceeded carefully on snowshoes down the steep hang
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as in slack
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line
there's too much hang in the bunting on the parade float—nothing should be touching the ground
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Recent Examples of hang
Christopher Maag, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
But the image is of the two of you, hanging over the board and smoking cigarettes.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Join in on the hang 10 culture by taking a surf lesson with a local outfitter like the Jimmy Lane Surfing Academy or Surfin’ NSB.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
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Verb
At Sing Sing Correctional Facility, in the Hudson Valley, no one intervened as a man hanged himself in his cell.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
But the image is of the two of you, hanging over the board and smoking cigarettes.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
So hopefully my favorite hang, at a two-seater by the window with a book in my hand, will continue to be my go-to.
—Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Join in on the hang 10 culture by taking a surf lesson with a local outfitter like the Jimmy Lane Surfing Academy or Surfin’ NSB.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang
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There were joyful scenes on the ISS as Wilmore swung open the station's hatch and rang the ship's bell when the new arrivals came.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Brianna seems to swing between two moods: intense enthusiasm, intense repugnance.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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Therefore, while McIntyre is currently on a collision course with Priest, the landscape could shift dramatically depending on the results of WrestleMania.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The ideal conditions for lawn establishment arrive at different times, depending on your location.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the rear fender, which was mounted to the seat post, also drooped under aggressive riding and rubbed a bit on the rear tire.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Their lids may be drooping with sleep lining their eyes, but these cats do not want to be left behind as their owners observe the pre-dawn meal called suhoor during the holy month of Ramadan.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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Arsenal’s wages had hovered around the £230million mark for years, increasing just £11.5m between 2018 and 2023.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Rain is possible next week, but chances are only hovering between 20% and 40% on Monday and Tuesday.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Yet the district court rejected Hoffman’s argument anyway, based on its own finding about the kind of breathing his faith requires, Gorsuch continued.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Each episode opens with this legal disclaimer of whose allegations the episode is based on.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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Visit the captivating city of Reykjavik, chase the Northern Lights or go for a dip in the rejuvenating waters of the Blue Lagoon.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the population has grown steadily, except for a dip from September 2021 to December 2021.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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While that might be increasingly true for Tesla, everyone else is more than picking up the slack.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
12 Mar. 2025
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Federal Reserve officials consider the JOLTS report an important indicator of labor market slack.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Phoenix dangled Durant in trade talks before the NBA trade deadline so a trade could be coming down the line.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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My Favorite John Waters Gift Yep, that’s Michael Jackson dangling a baby off the balcony.—
Kim Hastreiter,
Curbed,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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