as in to hang
to place on an elevated point without support from below he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play

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Recent Examples of dangle Inside, a cozy lounge-come-kitchen invites you to sink into dangling cocoon chairs with a glass of chilled rosé. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 After Iran and Israel engaged in direct attacks on each other in April 2024 and then again in October of that year, even relatively pragmatic voices within the ruling system began to publicly dangle the possibility of a nuclear breakout. Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2025 Sporting a head full of pink hair curlers and an oversized flannel atop a bulletproof vest, the rapper dangled from a life-size helicopter like a civilian kidnapped in an action movie. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2025 As unemployment climbs and AI wipes out white-collar jobs, Walmart is dangling six-figure salaries and luxury perks to lure tech workers. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dangle
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  • Tuck your shoes away in the lower cabinet to keep them out of sight, and hang hats and backpacks on the tree’s three metal hooks.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
  • By midday, people were installing stage set pieces, hanging decorations from high up in bucket trucks and driving around in utility vehicles loaded with supplies.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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  • Longtime guitarist Dougie Needles swung his axe over his left shoulder, holding it aloft for a late solo during the closing number.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • On Friday, the focus will swing to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which has been the home in past years of many big policy announcements from the Fed.
    Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Dangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangle. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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