as in hung
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 dangled
The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
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Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Over the past month, major Chinese cloud providers debuted their own version of OpenClaw, local governments dangled grants to startups that build OpenClaw apps, and a cottage industry sprung up helping users install the open-source framework.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Further details included a cream and cognac checkered pouch—also from the brand—and long gold earrings that dangled past her chin.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Taking a Cunha pass in his own end, Bourgea dangled through three defenders before firing one past Sean Joyce for his 39th of the year and a 2-0 lead after one.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Perhaps most interestingly, Minnesota’s 23-year-old stud-to-be Jesper Wallstedt was being dangled.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Yasmin, Hayley, and Henry’s threesome is dangled as yet another piece of kompromat, reinforcing how intimacy in Industry is constantly converted into leverage.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
His wig had flown off, but the fake mustache dangled from his lip.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
State lawmakers voted last week to serve Floridians a dose of pretty poison, bottled in the shape of a massive tax cut and dangled before voters in the November election.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Over the past month, major Chinese cloud providers debuted their own version of OpenClaw, local governments dangled grants to startups that build OpenClaw apps, and a cottage industry sprung up helping users install the open-source framework.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Further details included a cream and cognac checkered pouch—also from the brand—and long gold earrings that dangled past her chin.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Taking a Cunha pass in his own end, Bourgea dangled through three defenders before firing one past Sean Joyce for his 39th of the year and a 2-0 lead after one.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Perhaps most interestingly, Minnesota’s 23-year-old stud-to-be Jesper Wallstedt was being dangled.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Yasmin, Hayley, and Henry’s threesome is dangled as yet another piece of kompromat, reinforcing how intimacy in Industry is constantly converted into leverage.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
His wig had flown off, but the fake mustache dangled from his lip.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
State lawmakers voted last week to serve Floridians a dose of pretty poison, bottled in the shape of a massive tax cut and dangled before voters in the November election.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangled
Verb
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Norma Jane Lumpkin, whose long hair hung past her waist, was four decades into a life sentence for her role in the 1981 bludgeoning death of her husband.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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The captain still remembers the day a Russian Orlan reconnaissance drone hung above a Ukrainian position, transmitting coordinates to guide Russian artillery.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My dad glanced behind us once to see if we were being followed, winked at me in the rearview mirror, and then swung our car toward Interstate 80, headed west.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Then the pendulum swung and strength training came into vogue in the ’90s and 2000s as more research emerged suggesting that lifting could help improve bone health and prevent osteoporosis, Petrzela says.—
Caitlin Carlson,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The rear of the speaker is smartly curved to better hug your body when it is slung over your shoulder, too.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Wet laundry is slung over pipelines to dry; the kpokpo (tapioca) cassava is dried in front of the gas flare.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Although Nigeria was temporarily suspended from the Commonwealth group of nations, the oil industry continued its operations, and federal governments continued to misappropriate their share of the revenues and violently suppress protests.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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George was suspended 25 games for violating the league's drug policy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The two-day competition is just getting started, but some of the mature red oaks and pines that tower throughout the landscape are already strung with 50-foot lines of climbing rope.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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These refer to the type of curtains that have holes at the top so they can be strung on the rod directly so parts of it are exposed.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Dangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangled. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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