as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him
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Recent Examples of hang around
The finishing touch was a delicate silver chain that hung around her waist with a dainty charm on one side.
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Dyson is trying something new with its first-ever portable fan, designed to be held by hand, placed on a desk, or hung around your neck.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Rain chance will hang around 30% to 40%.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
By Easter Sunday, April 5, most of the rain will clear out with low chances hanging around for Central Texas.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Dyson is trying something new with its first-ever portable fan, designed to be held by hand, placed on a desk, or hung around your neck.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Rain chance will hang around 30% to 40%.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
By Easter Sunday, April 5, most of the rain will clear out with low chances hanging around for Central Texas.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang around
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Samuel Machado will remain in custody; the judge denied his request to set bail.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Since the 2021 army takeover, nearly 8,000 civilians have been killed and some 22,170 political detainees, including Suu Kyi, remain jailed, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a rights monitoring group.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Choose growth, stay flexible, and take the next clear step forward.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Gonzalez, however, could leave if Courtois and Andrii Lunin, Real Madrid’s second-choice goalkeeper, stay at the club, possibly opening the door for Navarro to push on.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The tanker Rich Starry had been waiting off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, according to shipping data firm Lloyd’s List, which cited data from the energy cargo-tracking firm Vortexa.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Quick had already gone down the tunnel after the final buzzer, and Bobrovsky asked some of the Rangers to send word that Florida was waiting to give him an appropriate sendoff.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The threat of medical debt and missing work at your second or third job keeps patients from sticking around; one storyline that puts this at the forefront does not end well.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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The next inning, Miller and Stewart gave everyone who stuck around until the end their money’s worth.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20around. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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