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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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David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
If Jeff ever hung it up, Cochran or Devens.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
The dead hang strengthens the shoulders and decompresses the spine, combating the effects of gravity over time.
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Saralyn Ward,
Health,
15 May 2026
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There’s no question mark hanging over the release of the other iPhones and Apple products expected for this fall.
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David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
If Jeff ever hung it up, Cochran or Devens.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
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Giant sheets of plastic hang from the ceiling to separate different areas for destroying things and painting.
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
The dead hang strengthens the shoulders and decompresses the spine, combating the effects of gravity over time.
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Saralyn Ward,
Health,
15 May 2026
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Any behavior requires a coordinated action across the brain—swing a baseball bat, complete a math problem—and the more the action is repeated, the more the associated neural pathways will strengthen.
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Ryan returned the favor in the fourth, getting Dalton Rushing, Freeland and Ohtani to all swing and miss.
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From there, the workup depends on what a doctor finds.
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In some states, Powerball tickets can be bought online depending on local jurisdiction.
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Heavy-duty gloves, paired up on polished surfaces or drooping from metal racks, tend to stand in for hands.
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Now the girls, with their useless prop hats drooping sadly over their foreheads, are forced to watch strangers in even cuter outfits than theirs (according to Jen) doing body rolls all over the boys the main-villa girls have only just managed to wrangle into something like a relationship.
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The Oranje are leading possession and for the most part have been hovering perilously close to Tunisia’s net.
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Euclid, which is hovering 930,0000 miles from Earth, captured the image with its visible light camera over 26 hours in March 2025.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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If your energy dips, take a brief stretch, then return to the task with a lighter touch and clearer purpose.
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At his beach house in the Hamptons, Andy Cohen begins and ends every day with a dip.
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My jaw was slack, my eyes were slammed shut, and my tongue hung out, touching the ground.
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As the offense carried the load, the Royals’ bullpen also picked up the slack.
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That slot could be used to bring in someone like Jaylen Brown, who was dangled in trade talks with Milwaukee before the Bucks sent Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat.
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The silk celestial gown was adorned with jewelry in the front too, with charms dangling across the bodice.
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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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