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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 depend
to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather

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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 to base
to find a basis that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory

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noun

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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
Verb
Plants have evolved to hang away from the plant to give easier access to incoming bats. The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025 The game-tying shot, Judge’s 26th homer of the year, cleared the National Car Rental sign that hangs above The Green Monster and easily escaped the confines of Fenway Park. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
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With an only eight-episode season, the show feels like a group hang that ended too soon. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 June 2025 So, keep initiating the catch-ups, accepting invites for casual hangs, attending those after-work dinners and chatting with acquaintances at events. Seraphina Seow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hang
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang
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  • The next step, Thomson said, is to get Harper outside Friday to throw more and swing off a tee.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • Telfar bags swung next to kente cloth wraps, and authors like Clarence Haynes signed copies of his new novel, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery, as lines snaked through the crowds.
    Essence, Essence, 19 June 2025
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  • The date of the summer solstice can fall at any point between June 20 and June 22, depending on the year, according to the NWS.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • How Often To Clean Silver This will depend on several factors, including how it is stored and what it is exposed to.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
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  • Now the room, decorated with giant lamps resembling drooping wildflowers, is a temple to a different kind of currency: designer stilettos (from the likes of Manolo Blahnik and Jacquemus).
    Marina Harss, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
  • Your concerns are valid: The eyes are the most delicate and expressive features on the face, and poor outcomes can lead to unnatural shape, drooping lids, asymmetry or problems with vision if the surgery is done improperly.
    Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
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  • Overnight temperatures are forecast to be hovering near 80 degrees.
    Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 23 June 2025
  • Oil prices need to hover around $65 a barrel for energy producers to profitably drill new wells, according to another Dallas Fed survey.
    Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 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.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025
  • Experts recommend planning the order of your workouts based on your individual goals and preferences.
    Cathy Nelson, Health, 23 June 2025
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  • Monday saw some dips and slight drops, but the market rebounded and closed up almost 1%.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • Turn creamy, cheesy spinach-and-artichoke dip into a rich and brothy soup.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
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  • Other middle-of-the-order bats — from current NL batting leader Will Smith, to June player of the month candidate Max Muncy and rising second-year star Andy Pages — have helped pick up the slack.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • For the occasion, the Wolfs actor kept his look classic and wore a navy blue suit with matching slacks.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 26 June 2025
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  • David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on a podcast this week that Meta has dangled $100 million signing bonuses in front of the startup’s employees, but that his company’s best people have opted to stay.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 20 June 2025
  • The Note Pin can dangle from a necklace, or go around your wrist.
    Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025

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“Hang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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