hung up
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Last but definitely not least, get rid of all those crumpled takeout menus that are stuffed in your junk drawer or hung up on the side of the fridge. — Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, "What To Get Rid Of Before The New Year Starts," 26 Dec. 2018 Dumpson, the first black woman to hold the student government presidency at American University (AU), spent her first day on the job dealing with nooses and bananas hung up around campus, as The Washington Post reported. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "Arjun Singh Sethi's American Hate Gave Hate Crime Survivors Like Taylor Dumpson the Chance to Tell Their Own Stories," 11 Dec. 2018 His poster is also hanging up in the 13 Going on 30 dollhouse! 7. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "8 Savage Easter Eggs in Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" Music Video," 3 Dec. 2018 Nite Ize Gear Line: Wear-resistant webbing and sturdy S-biner clips keep your hats and towels organized, and the gear line ($17.66) can be hung up pretty much anywhere. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "The ultimate van life shopping guide," 14 Nov. 2018 So don’t get too hung up on the differences, and instead just grab a sponge and test it out. — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, "How to Use a Konjac Sponge for Your Best Skin Ever," 22 Oct. 2018 Those versions are your best bet for hanging up purses or jackets. — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, "You'd Never Guess These Chic Rose Gold Hangers Are Command Hooks," 15 Oct. 2018 The drone hung up in a tree near the Ukrainian village of Gorbivtsi. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "What’s With This Weird Drone Stuck in a Ukrainian Tree?," 6 Sep. 2018 When Jarelle Redden was named the next head basketball coach at Woodward Career Technical High School last July, the Western Hills graduate was looking forward to hanging up championship banners. — Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, "Woodward freshman Paul McMillan IV already making a splash with summer play," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hung up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Is it 'Hung' or 'Hanged'?
Is it 'Hung' or 'Hanged'?
Yes, there are two words for the past tense of 'hang'. Sorry about that.
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