Thesaurus results for DANGLES

dangles

verb

present tense third-person singular of dangle

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 During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, Stephen dangles the prospect of a normal relationship before Lucy, then blackmails her for sleeping with Evan behind Bree’s back during freshman year. —

Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026 The framed photo of his baby brother, Rashaad, prominently dangles inches down the front of his shirts. —

Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 Almost every model carried what Lopez called the Ana bag—a leather trapezoid that dangles from a circular handle. —

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

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While the character of Rose isn’t in season three, the shadow of Rose hangs over a lot of season three.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 22 Feb. 2026
Go between February and early April (but outside peak spring break periods) for activities ranging from outdoor art walks to gallery openings, pop-up markets, patio drinking and dining, rooftop lounges, brewery hangs, and more.

— Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026