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
Jesper Wallstedt Minnesota has reportedly dangled Jesper Wallstedt in trade conversations, but with Filip Gustavsson coming off hip surgery, that might cool some of that talk.
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 May 2026
In a memorable scene, a character is dangled from one of the property's outdoor balconies.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Take, for example, the oceanic jewelry—including XL shell earrings paired with classic tanks and polos—seen on that catwalk of Tory Burch, or a ton of tiny shells, which dangled from beaded necklaces, spotted at Balmain.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 24 May 2026
During a recent Tuesday-morning visit, two sunbathers dangled their legs in the outdoor roof pool, while a staycationing couple and their little son splashed in the water nearby.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Two gold chains dangled outside her uniform.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Other universities have dangled incentives such as tax holidays, loan forgiveness, and sometimes free land.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Weighing in at around 220 pounds, its eyes dotted around the room as its legs dangled in suspension.
—Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Mason Lohrei, a left-shot who was moved to the right side, was reportedly dangled in the Andersson talks with Calgary.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 May 2026
In a memorable scene, a character is dangled from one of the property's outdoor balconies.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Take, for example, the oceanic jewelry—including XL shell earrings paired with classic tanks and polos—seen on that catwalk of Tory Burch, or a ton of tiny shells, which dangled from beaded necklaces, spotted at Balmain.
—Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 24 May 2026
During a recent Tuesday-morning visit, two sunbathers dangled their legs in the outdoor roof pool, while a staycationing couple and their little son splashed in the water nearby.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Two gold chains dangled outside her uniform.
—Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Other universities have dangled incentives such as tax holidays, loan forgiveness, and sometimes free land.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Weighing in at around 220 pounds, its eyes dotted around the room as its legs dangled in suspension.
—Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Mason Lohrei, a left-shot who was moved to the right side, was reportedly dangled in the Andersson talks with Calgary.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangled
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Cool blue-white LEDs lined the room’s windows, while yellow heavy-duty power outlets hung from the ceiling over rows of desks where students will learn how to maintain the servers whirring behind them.—
Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
26 May 2026
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Police and emergency officials sealed off traffic around the site, where twisted steel beams and shattered slabs of concrete hung precariously from the edge of the overpass.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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Rice swung at the first pitch from left-hander Noah Cameron, a four-seam fastball, to hit a triple that took an awkward bounce off the left field wall and scattered away from Royals left fielder Isaac Collins past the foul line.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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The company has also swung its strategy widely, from an embrace of low-carbon business lines to a hard pivot back to oil and gas.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
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The newspapers of that era also included lively and even abusive rhetoric slung at political opponents.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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In April the army slung a succession of drones on the city of Nyala in the state of South Darfur, the seat of power of the RSF’s parallel government.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Hours after Iran suspended negotiations with the US over Israel’s offensive in Lebanon, talks are now back on track, a regional source told CNN.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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In a burst of primary color and trompe l’oeil trickery, five dice—red, yellow, blue, green, white—are suspended against a maroon field densely latticed with dice shapes, the cubes appearing simultaneously to lie stationary on its pip-stippled surface and to tumble downward through space.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Bush dinners can also be arranged, set up under the branches of a tree, its branches strung with lanterns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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These cores were strung with wire by a single worker and formed a neat grid of power and memory.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
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“Dangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangled. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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