as in hangs (around or out)
to spend time doing nothing
would prefer to be put to work rather than spend his days at the ranch just hacking around
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The insurance company may then delay or deny the request, which kicks back the paperwork to the doctor’s office and starts the entire process all over again.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Each one rests on a foundation of great ideas that can wrap around your mind like a tentacle and force you to really think about what has frightened you.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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The fate of both villages rests in the hands of Pumpkid and Bony Lu, who join forces with a quirky group of friends to save the holidays and reunite their communities.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Challengers, including conservative advocacy groups, argue the law unconstitutionally chills political speech and participation.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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This kind of political pressure on broadcasters and artists chills free speech and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of working Americans.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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The man in the box turns out to be Chalamet, who emerges with a shorn head in a Marty Supreme sweatsuit and strolls off the field, into a shipping container, and onto a movie junket set-up.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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Five minutes later, Chris Jones strolls into the same space — not all that unlike his stroll on his final play — and offers the same sentiment more forcefully.—
Sam McDowell
Updated October 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Hacks (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacks%20%28around%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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