hang around

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Recent Examples of hang around In theory, that second outer star shouldn’t still be hanging around. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024 While millions of Floridians living in the path of the storm were heeding urgent evacuation orders, a few holdouts were still hanging around the wreckage of the low-lying mobile home park. Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024 Catch up here: Rainwater and McCormick talk to reporters after the debate Rainwater and McCormick hung around to chat with reporters in the spin room. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2024 When eating outside, keep food covered as much as possible and garbage cans inaccessible to discourage yellow jackets from hanging around. Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hang around 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang around
Verb
  • Copied Share Eagles miss another kick Rohan Nadkarni Jake Elliott missed a 51-yard kick, and the score remains 7-0 Commanders.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Whether these sweeping changes will be enough to turn the tide remains a point of debate among experts.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Next week: Mountain Vista vs. Fairview, TBA No. 7 Fairview beat No. 10 Chatfield, 42-15: Sophomore QB Ki Ellison threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, and Fairview (11-0) claimed its first playoff victory in five years to stay unbeaten on the season.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Microdosing a new trend to provide a very low dosage to take off the edge but to stay focused.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Just up the road, where open land meets the neighborhood’s northern periphery, Jason Swann was also packing up — and waiting.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Bosa wasn’t fined immediately, as the league waited until after the national election in which Trump defeated Kamala Harris.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Armisen stuck around after the show to take pictures with Mitty’s student performers, as well as VIP guests including Mitty staff and teachers.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But if Riley has no intention of trying Maiava at any point this season, even with Moss struggling and USC spiraling, why would Maiava stick around in 2025?
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20around. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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