as in hangs
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 dangles
Almost every model carried what Lopez called the Ana bag—a leather trapezoid that dangles from a circular handle.
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Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The plan dangles a financial windfall and expanded control of the company to Musk, already the world’s richest person, after his 2018 package valued in excess of $50 billion was struck down by a Delaware court.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The plan dangles a financial windfall and expanded control of the company to Musk, already the world’s richest person, after his 2018 package valued in excess of $50 billion was struck down by a Delaware court.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dangles
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This summer, video boards were installed on the end zones and a new scoreboard that is 56 percent larger hangs above the playing court.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The park’s 1,040-foot via ferrata includes two aerial walkways, a 54-foot steel staircase, and a 90-foot suspension bridge that hangs 105 feet above a pond.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Sep. 2025
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Because that pendulum swings the other way, too.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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Libra season swings you back and forth, packing your schedule.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Dangles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dangles. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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